diff --git a/code/Importer.cpp b/code/Importer.cpp
index c30ffc2cf..aa0b51a93 100644
--- a/code/Importer.cpp
+++ b/code/Importer.cpp
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ const aiScene* Importer::ReadFileFromMemory( const void* pBuffer,
         pHint = "";
     }
 
-    if (!pBuffer || !pLength || strlen(pHint) > 100) {
+    if (!pBuffer || !pLength || strlen(pHint) > MaxLenHint ) {
         pimpl->mErrorString = "Invalid parameters passed to ReadFileFromMemory()";
         return NULL;
     }
diff --git a/include/assimp/Importer.hpp b/include/assimp/Importer.hpp
index 917c980d0..73c95f0e1 100644
--- a/include/assimp/Importer.hpp
+++ b/include/assimp/Importer.hpp
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ namespace Assimp    {
 * threads for loading, each thread should maintain its own Importer instance.
 */
 class ASSIMP_API Importer   {
+public:
+    ///	@brief The upper limit for hints.
+    static const unsigned int MaxLenHint = 200; 
 
 public: