diff --git a/src/apprentice.c b/src/apprentice.c
index db217875..0a20b668 100644
--- a/src/apprentice.c
+++ b/src/apprentice.c
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ file_ms_alloc(int flags)
 	ms->indir_max = FILE_INDIR_MAX;
 	ms->name_max = FILE_NAME_MAX;
 	ms->elf_shnum_max = FILE_ELF_SHNUM_MAX;
+	ms->elf_shsize_max = FILE_ELF_SHSIZE_MAX;
 	ms->elf_phnum_max = FILE_ELF_PHNUM_MAX;
 	ms->elf_notes_max = FILE_ELF_NOTES_MAX;
 	ms->regex_max = FILE_REGEX_MAX;