diff --git a/src/libs/linprog/Variable.cpp b/src/libs/linprog/Variable.cpp
index 35ba245e45..3e1aabd3a3 100644
--- a/src/libs/linprog/Variable.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/linprog/Variable.cpp
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ Variable::Variable(LinearSpec* ls)
 			printf("Error in add_columnex.");
 	}
 
-	SetRange(-DBL_MAX, DBL_MAX);
+	SetRange(-20000, 20000);
 }