diff --git a/packages/babel-traverse/src/context.js b/packages/babel-traverse/src/context.js
index 84a1422fac..b73ff3f7bf 100644
--- a/packages/babel-traverse/src/context.js
+++ b/packages/babel-traverse/src/context.js
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export default class TraversalContext {
       // this path no longer belongs to the tree
       if (path.key === null) continue;
 
-      if (testing && queue.length >= 1000) {
+      if (testing && queue.length >= 10000) {
         this.trap = true;
       }