diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/makestep.ui b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/makestep.ui
index 0ce98f0bae4..b6ddcc68972 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/makestep.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/makestep.ui
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@
        <property name="minimum">
         <number>1</number>
        </property>
+       <property name="maximum">
+        <number>999</number>
+       </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
      <item>