diff --git a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/RideConstruction.cpp b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/RideConstruction.cpp
index 57935d4076..2c9406bba4 100644
--- a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/RideConstruction.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/RideConstruction.cpp
@@ -3591,8 +3591,8 @@ void ride_construction_toolupdate_construct(ScreenCoordsXY screenCoords)
         return;
     }
 
-    // search for appropriate z value for ghost, up to max ride height (2^12 - 16)
-    int numAttempts = (z <= 2032 ? (2032 - z) / 8 + 1 : 2);
+    // search for appropriate z value for ghost, up to max ride height
+    int numAttempts = (z <= (8 * MAX_TRACK_HEIGHT) ? MAX_TRACK_HEIGHT - (z / 8) + 1 : 2);
     for (int zAttempts = numAttempts; zAttempts > 1; zAttempts--)
     {
         window_ride_construction_update_state(
@@ -3855,8 +3855,8 @@ void ride_construction_tooldown_construct(ScreenCoordsXY screenCoords)
         return;
     }
 
-    // search for appropriate z value, up to max ride height (2^12 - 16)
-    int numAttempts = (z <= 2032 ? (2032 - z) / 8 + 1 : 2);
+    // search for z value to build at, up to max ride height
+    int numAttempts = (z <= (8 * MAX_TRACK_HEIGHT) ? MAX_TRACK_HEIGHT - (z / 8) + 1 : 2);
 
     for (int32_t zAttempts = numAttempts; zAttempts > 0; zAttempts--)
     {
diff --git a/src/openrct2/actions/TrackPlaceAction.hpp b/src/openrct2/actions/TrackPlaceAction.hpp
index 4d97ad7ba2..3dfaa88e51 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/actions/TrackPlaceAction.hpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/actions/TrackPlaceAction.hpp
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public:
 
             clearanceZ = (clearanceZ / 8) + baseZ;
 
-            if (clearanceZ >= 255)
+            if (clearanceZ > MAX_TRACK_HEIGHT)
             {
                 return std::make_unique<TrackPlaceActionResult>(GA_ERROR::INVALID_PARAMETERS, STR_TOO_HIGH);
             }
diff --git a/src/openrct2/ride/Track.h b/src/openrct2/ride/Track.h
index e2a323acb4..2055d95957 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/ride/Track.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/ride/Track.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ enum
 };
 
 #define MAX_STATION_PLATFORM_LENGTH 32
+constexpr uint16_t const MAX_TRACK_HEIGHT = 254;
 
 enum
 {