diff --git a/cb5/c4code.c b/cb5/c4code.c
index a985fd1ca..7f76a9a7b 100755
--- a/cb5/c4code.c
+++ b/cb5/c4code.c
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ void S4FUNCTION d4init( CODE4 *c4 )
   return ;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef S4WINDOWS
+  SetHandleCount(40);
+#endif
+
   memset( (void *)c4, 0, sizeof( CODE4 ) ) ;
 
   /* if a DLL, can't check the stack length since this is a separate executable */