diff --git a/include/minix/sys_config.h b/include/minix/sys_config.h
index 015e9bd46..05702c4bf 100644
--- a/include/minix/sys_config.h
+++ b/include/minix/sys_config.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #define _PTR_SIZE	_EM_WSIZE
 #endif
 
-#define _NR_PROCS	100
+#define _NR_PROCS	256
 #define _NR_SYS_PROCS	32
 
 /* Set the CHIP type based on the machine selected. The symbol CHIP is actually