diff --git a/disk/part.c b/disk/part.c
index 491b02d..e640a55 100644
--- a/disk/part.c
+++ b/disk/part.c
@@ -388,7 +388,6 @@ cleanup:
 
 #define PART_UNSPECIFIED -2
 #define PART_AUTO -1
-#define MAX_SEARCH_PARTITIONS 16
 int blk_get_device_part_str(const char *ifname, const char *dev_part_str,
 			     struct blk_desc **dev_desc,
 			     disk_partition_t *info, int allow_whole_dev)
diff --git a/include/part.h b/include/part.h
index 87b1111..22da604 100644
--- a/include/part.h
+++ b/include/part.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ struct block_drvr {
 
 #define PART_NAME_LEN 32
 #define PART_TYPE_LEN 32
+#define MAX_SEARCH_PARTITIONS 64
 
 typedef struct disk_partition {
 	lbaint_t	start;	/* # of first block in partition	*/