diff --git a/dialect_sqlite.go b/dialect_sqlite.go
index 7d9b2975..911d0d93 100644
--- a/dialect_sqlite.go
+++ b/dialect_sqlite.go
@@ -52,7 +52,13 @@ func (d SqliteDialect) ToSqlType(val reflect.Type, maxsize int, isAutoIncr bool)
 	if maxsize < 1 {
 		maxsize = 255
 	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("varchar(%d)", maxsize)
+
+	if maxsize < 256 {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("varchar(%d)", maxsize)
+	} else {
+		return "text"
+	}
+
 }
 
 // Returns autoincrement