--- a/sql/sys_vars.cc
+++ b/sql/sys_vars.cc
@@ -7164,7 +7164,8 @@ static Sys_var_ulong Sys_binlog_row_event_max_size(
     "grouped into events smaller than this size if possible. "
     "The value has to be a multiple of 256.",
     READ_ONLY GLOBAL_VAR(binlog_row_event_max_size), CMD_LINE(REQUIRED_ARG),
-    VALID_RANGE(256, ULONG_MAX), DEFAULT(8192), BLOCK_SIZE(256));
+    VALID_RANGE(256, mysql::binlog::event::max_log_event_size),
+    DEFAULT(8192), BLOCK_SIZE(256));
 
 static bool check_group_replication_consistency(sys_var *self, THD *thd,
                                                 set_var *var) {