diff --git a/internal/pkg/ir.go b/internal/pkg/ir.go
index 73315a8..21ba8ed 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/ir.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/ir.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func (i *IContext) WriteUint32(v uint32) {
 }
 
 // irMaxStringLength is the maximum acceptable wire size of [IRKindString].
-const irMaxStringLength = 1 << 20
+const irMaxStringLength = 1 << 24
 
 // IRStringError is a string value too big to encode in IR.
 type IRStringError string