diff --git a/sql/mysqld.cc b/sql/mysqld.cc
index baab3017623..da834080bc0 100644
--- a/sql/mysqld.cc
+++ b/sql/mysqld.cc
@@ -4801,7 +4801,7 @@ replicating a LOAD DATA INFILE command.",
    "Data file autoextend increment in megabytes",
    (gptr*) &srv_auto_extend_increment,
    (gptr*) &srv_auto_extend_increment,
-   0, GET_LONG, REQUIRED_ARG, 8L, 1L, ~0L, 0, 1L, 0},
+   0, GET_LONG, REQUIRED_ARG, 8L, 1L, 1000L, 0, 1L, 0},
   {"innodb_buffer_pool_awe_mem_mb", OPT_INNODB_BUFFER_POOL_AWE_MEM_MB,
    "If Windows AWE is used, the size of InnoDB buffer pool allocated from the AWE memory.",
    (gptr*) &innobase_buffer_pool_awe_mem_mb, (gptr*) &innobase_buffer_pool_awe_mem_mb, 0,