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diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
index b7f9d3b4bbf6..72651f788f4e 100644
--- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
+++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ your e-mail client so that it sends your patches untouched.
 When sending patches to Linus, always follow step #7.
 
 Large changes are not appropriate for mailing lists, and some
-maintainers.  If your patch, uncompressed, exceeds 40 kB in size,
+maintainers.  If your patch, uncompressed, exceeds 300 kB in size,
 it is preferred that you store your patch on an Internet-accessible
 server, and provide instead a URL (link) pointing to your patch.