diff --git a/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py b/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py
index 3b01a8d8611..ec05190814f 100644
--- a/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py
+++ b/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py
@@ -2128,10 +2128,10 @@ def GenerateOutput(target_list, target_dicts, data, params):
   if generator_flags.get('auto_regeneration', True):
     WriteAutoRegenerationRule(params, root_makefile, makefile_name, build_files)
 
-  # Write the rule to load dependencies.  We batch 1000 files at a time to
+  # Write the rule to load dependencies.  We batch 512 files at a time to
   # avoid overflowing the command line.
   all_deps = ""
-  for i in range(1001, num_outputs, 1000):
+  for i in range(513, num_outputs, 512):
     all_deps += ("""
   ifneq ($(word %(start)d,$(d_files)),)
     $(shell cat $(wordlist %(start)d,%(end)d,$(d_files)) >> $(depsdir)/all.deps)
@@ -2142,7 +2142,7 @@ def GenerateOutput(target_list, target_dicts, data, params):
   ifneq ($(word %(last)d,$(d_files)),)
     $(error Found unprocessed dependency files (gyp didn't generate enough rules!))
   endif
-""" % { 'last': ((num_outputs / 1000) + 1) * 1000 + 1 }
+""" % { 'last': ((num_outputs / 512) + 1) * 512 + 1 }
 
   root_makefile.write(SHARED_FOOTER % { 'generate_all_deps': all_deps })