--- ./xmlregexp.c.orig	2025-09-08 15:02:30.998668076 -0500
+++ ./xmlregexp.c	2025-09-08 15:03:20.948543835 -0500
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 #ifdef LIBXML_REGEXP_ENABLED
 
+#define XML_MAX_ITEMS 1000000000 /* 1 billion */
+
 /* #define DEBUG_ERR */
 
 #include <stdio.h>