diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5a7bab9a6..a06d6a143 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ class Config(object):
             if is_library:
                 args += [
                     "-Wl,-dylib",
-                    "-Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names,128",
+                    "-Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names",
                     "-Wl,-install_name,@rpath/%s" % self.libname_of(mod, is_lib=True),
                 ]
             args += ["-Wl,-rpath,@loader_path/"]