diff --git a/export.inc.php b/export.inc.php
index bc152a90..b7ecb15e 100644
--- a/export.inc.php
+++ b/export.inc.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function dump_table($table, $style, $is_view = false) {
 					$row_size += 5 + ($field["length"] ? $field["length"] : $type) * (preg_match('~char|text|enum~', $field["type"]) ? 3 : 1); // UTF-8 in MySQL uses up to 3 bytes
 				}
 				if ($row_size > $max_packet) {
-					$max_packet = 1024 * ceil($row_size / 1024);
+					$max_packet = min(1073741824, 1024 * ceil($row_size / 1024));
 					echo "SET max_allowed_packet = $max_packet, GLOBAL max_allowed_packet = $max_packet;\n";
 				}
 			}