diff --git a/src/vs/editor/browser/view.ts b/src/vs/editor/browser/view.ts
index ba0b5008760..a803234c4b4 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/browser/view.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/browser/view.ts
@@ -339,8 +339,9 @@ export class View extends ViewEventHandler {
 		this._overflowGuardContainer.setWidth(layoutInfo.width);
 		this._overflowGuardContainer.setHeight(layoutInfo.height);
 
-		this._linesContent.setWidth(1000000);
-		this._linesContent.setHeight(1000000);
+		// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38905916/content-in-google-chrome-larger-than-16777216-px-not-being-rendered
+		this._linesContent.setWidth(16777216);
+		this._linesContent.setHeight(16777216);
 	}
 
 	private _getEditorClassName() {