diff --git a/tsp/src/cesr/packet.rs b/tsp/src/cesr/packet.rs
index 5c4a36c..565e244 100644
--- a/tsp/src/cesr/packet.rs
+++ b/tsp/src/cesr/packet.rs
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ fn checked_encode_variable_data(
     payload: &[u8],
     stream: &mut impl for<'a> Extend<&'a u8>,
 ) -> Result<(), EncodeError> {
-    const DATA_LIMIT: usize = 50000000;
+    const DATA_LIMIT: usize = 3 * (1 << 24);
 
     if payload.len() >= DATA_LIMIT {
         return Err(EncodeError::PayloadTooLarge);