diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 299a0bd6d..644000d48 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -154,4 +154,9 @@
 // #define CONFIG_ECMA_COMPACT_PROFILE_DISABLE_REGEXP_BUILTIN
 #endif /* CONFIG_ECMA_COMPACT_PROFILE */
 
+/**
+ * Maximum number of arguments in the engine's command line (i.e. maximum argc value)
+ */
+#define CONFIG_JERRY_MAX_COMMAND_LINE_ARGS 64
+
 #endif /* !CONFIG_H */
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 68c104169..0ea227bc5 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -138,7 +138,12 @@ int
 main (int argc __unused,
       char **argv __unused)
 {
-  const char *file_names[argc];
+  if (argc > CONFIG_JERRY_MAX_COMMAND_LINE_ARGS)
+  {
+    jerry_exit (ERR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
+  }
+
+  const char *file_names[CONFIG_JERRY_MAX_COMMAND_LINE_ARGS];
   bool parse_only = false, show_opcodes = false;
   bool print_mem_stats = false;
   int i;