diff --git a/src/AsyncWebSocket.h b/src/AsyncWebSocket.h
index a7faa95..cde0b43 100644
--- a/src/AsyncWebSocket.h
+++ b/src/AsyncWebSocket.h
@@ -48,11 +48,13 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#ifndef DEFAULT_MAX_WS_CLIENTS
 #ifdef ESP32
 #define DEFAULT_MAX_WS_CLIENTS 8
 #else
 #define DEFAULT_MAX_WS_CLIENTS 4
 #endif
+#endif
 
 using AsyncWebSocketSharedBuffer = std::shared_ptr<std::vector<uint8_t>>;