diff --git a/WickedEngine/ShaderInterop_EmittedParticle.h b/WickedEngine/ShaderInterop_EmittedParticle.h
index 8f6e0fe2e..fbb1fab85 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/ShaderInterop_EmittedParticle.h
+++ b/WickedEngine/ShaderInterop_EmittedParticle.h
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ CBUFFER(SortConstants, 0)
 {
 	int4 job_params;
 };
-#define SORT_SIZE 512
 
 #define THREADCOUNT_EMIT 256
 #define THREADCOUNT_SIMULATION 256
diff --git a/WickedEngine/emittedparticle_sortCS.hlsl b/WickedEngine/emittedparticle_sortCS.hlsl
index 3cbf06be9..61c0d971b 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/emittedparticle_sortCS.hlsl
+++ b/WickedEngine/emittedparticle_sortCS.hlsl
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 #include "ShaderInterop_EmittedParticle.h"
 
+#define SORT_SIZE 4096
+
 #if( SORT_SIZE>4096 )
 // won't work for arrays>4096
 #error due to LDS size SORT_SIZE must be 4096 or smaller
diff --git a/WickedEngine/emittedparticle_sortInnerCS.hlsl b/WickedEngine/emittedparticle_sortInnerCS.hlsl
index 9c6ea65a8..2590ec0ec 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/emittedparticle_sortInnerCS.hlsl
+++ b/WickedEngine/emittedparticle_sortInnerCS.hlsl
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 #include "ShaderInterop_EmittedParticle.h"
 
+#define SORT_SIZE 2048
+
 #if( SORT_SIZE>2048 )
 #error
 #endif