diff --git a/ir/type.cpp b/ir/type.cpp
index 1ded46b26..3da35fdad 100644
--- a/ir/type.cpp
+++ b/ir/type.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ using namespace std;
 
 static constexpr unsigned var_type_bits = 3;
 static constexpr unsigned var_bw_bits = 11;
-static constexpr unsigned var_vector_elements = 10;
+static constexpr unsigned var_vector_elements = 16;
 
 
 namespace IR {