diff --git a/common/utils/T/T_defs.h b/common/utils/T/T_defs.h
index 00e0df4963..13b664a487 100644
--- a/common/utils/T/T_defs.h
+++ b/common/utils/T/T_defs.h
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@
 /* comment (and recompile everything) to not send time in events */
 #define T_SEND_TIME
 
-/* maximum number of arguments for the T macro */
-#define T_MAX_ARGS 16
-
 /* maximum size of a message - increase if needed */
 #define T_BUFFER_MAX (1024*64*4)
 
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/event.h b/common/utils/T/tracer/event.h
index 0170ab6680..4e631fbb49 100644
--- a/common/utils/T/tracer/event.h
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/event.h
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #endif
 
+/* maximum number of arguments for the T macro */
+#define T_MAX_ARGS 32
+
 enum event_arg_type {
   EVENT_INT,
   EVENT_ULONG,