diff --git a/hyper.h b/hyper.h
index e60251ad..4635655a 100644
--- a/hyper.h
+++ b/hyper.h
@@ -869,7 +869,9 @@ extern bool safety;
 #define INF  9999
 #define INFD 20
 #define PINFD 125
+#ifndef BARLEV
 #define BARLEV ((ISANDROID||ISIOS||ISFAKEMOBILE||getDistLimit()<7)?9:10)
+#endif
 #define BUGLEV 15
 // #define BARLEV 9