diff --git a/tools/quake3/common/cmdlib.h b/tools/quake3/common/cmdlib.h
index 245f7ed0..5fc38cf5 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/common/cmdlib.h
+++ b/tools/quake3/common/cmdlib.h
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 #endif
 
 
+#ifdef PATH_MAX
+#define	MAX_OS_PATH		PATH_MAX
+#else
 #define	MAX_OS_PATH		1024
+#endif
 #define MEM_BLOCKSIZE 4096
 
 // the dec offsetof macro doesnt work very well...