diff --git a/src/librustc_ast_lowering/lib.rs b/src/librustc_ast_lowering/lib.rs
index cd33bf6547be..5816a64fca52 100644
--- a/src/librustc_ast_lowering/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_ast_lowering/lib.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 #![feature(array_value_iter)]
 #![feature(crate_visibility_modifier)]
+#![recursion_limit = "256"]
 
 use rustc::arena::Arena;
 use rustc::dep_graph::DepGraph;