diff --git a/lib/codegen.js b/lib/codegen.js
index 54dbe7ef..6adcc365 100644
--- a/lib/codegen.js
+++ b/lib/codegen.js
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ var getCode = function(opts, type) {
         strict: true,
         trailing: true,
         smarttabs: true,
-        maxerr: 999
+        maxerr: 9999
     };
     if (opts.esnext) {
         lintOptions.esnext = true;