diff --git a/src/serialize.h b/src/serialize.h
index 7fa669ebdb5..8161f6c91fb 100644
--- a/src/serialize.h
+++ b/src/serialize.h
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 
 static const unsigned int MAX_SIZE = 0x02000000;
 
+/** Maximum amount of memory (in bytes) to allocate at once when deserializing vectors. */
+static const unsigned int MAX_VECTOR_ALLOCATE = 5000000;
+
 /**
  * Dummy data type to identify deserializing constructors.
  *
@@ -750,7 +753,7 @@ void Unserialize_impl(Stream& is, prevector<N, T>& v, const V&)
     unsigned int nMid = 0;
     while (nMid < nSize)
     {
-        nMid += 5000000 / sizeof(T);
+        nMid += MAX_VECTOR_ALLOCATE / sizeof(T);
         if (nMid > nSize)
             nMid = nSize;
         v.resize_uninitialized(nMid);
@@ -830,7 +833,7 @@ void Unserialize_impl(Stream& is, std::vector<T, A>& v, const V&)
     unsigned int nMid = 0;
     while (nMid < nSize)
     {
-        nMid += 5000000 / sizeof(T);
+        nMid += MAX_VECTOR_ALLOCATE / sizeof(T);
         if (nMid > nSize)
             nMid = nSize;
         v.resize(nMid);