diff --git a/lib/tasks/migrate/add_limits_mysql.rake b/lib/tasks/migrate/add_limits_mysql.rake
index 7dadfe6164d..163d6377cfb 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/migrate/add_limits_mysql.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/migrate/add_limits_mysql.rake
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ end
 
 class LimitsToMysql < ActiveRecord::Migration
   def up
-    change_column :merge_request_diffs, :st_commits, :text, limit: 65535
-    change_column :merge_request_diffs, :st_diffs, :text, limit: 65535
-    change_column :snippets, :content, :text, limit: 65535
+    change_column :merge_request_diffs, :st_commits, :text, limit: 2147483647
+    change_column :merge_request_diffs, :st_diffs, :text, limit: 2147483647
+    change_column :snippets, :content, :text, limit: 2147483647
   end
 end