diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/ExOleObjStg.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/ExOleObjStg.java
index 32f6d75ac7..3e62549d9e 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/ExOleObjStg.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/ExOleObjStg.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import org.apache.poi.util.LittleEndian;
 public class ExOleObjStg extends PositionDependentRecordAtom implements PersistRecord {
 
     //arbitrarily selected; may need to increase
-    private static final int MAX_RECORD_LENGTH = 20_000_000;
+    private static final int MAX_RECORD_LENGTH = 100_000_000;
 
     private int _persistId; // Found from PersistPtrHolder