commit - 4e5935f4e097b5103da46c2ca6b50b437b99cabe
commit + 91091d0c07baa6a064e8aff36e57139b397cf82a
blob - 76189e2e1a837c7a98b1f43edda5c47f0433399b
blob + f9f37a87eedaff718d71a10e8a2233e0938f5bd2
--- defaults.c
+++ defaults.c
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ config_setvari(const char *var, int val)
 			tab_bar_show = 1;
 	} else if (!strcmp(var, "max-killed-tabs")) {
 		if (val >= 0)
-			max_killed_tabs = val;
+			max_killed_tabs = MIN(val, 128);
 	} else {
 		return 0;
 	}