diff --git a/BUILD.gn b/BUILD.gn
index d8804e5f127ea9382370041542bc043790b1b984..8bc7ee0eebb76348fa3a284ec98945cdfe6f271e 100644
--- a/BUILD.gn
+++ b/BUILD.gn
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ if (defined(ohos_lite)) {
   config("cjson_config") {
     include_dirs = [ "." ]
     ldflags = [ "-lm" ]
+    defines = [ "CJSON_NESTING_LIMIT=(128)" ]
   }
   cjson_sources = [
     "cJSON.c",
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ if (defined(ohos_lite)) {
   import("//build/ohos.gni")
   config("cJSON_config") {
     include_dirs = [ "." ]
+    defines = [ "CJSON_NESTING_LIMIT=(128)" ]
   }
   ohos_static_library("cjson_static") {
     sources = [ "cJSON.c" ]