diff --git a/BUILD.gn b/BUILD.gn
index 4280f84c14ee20a641217728f8d306037364d492..4d3bdb950e149cf972b29077926c135486accf76 100755
--- a/BUILD.gn
+++ b/BUILD.gn
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ if (defined(ohos_lite)) {
   config("cjson_config") {
     include_dirs = [ "." ]
     ldflags = [ "-lm" ]
+    defines = [ "CJSON_NESTING_LIMIT=(128)" ]
   }
   cjson_sources = [
     "cJSON.c",
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ 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" ]