diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 6f5e6e44c19..0354e74bd7a 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -4010,7 +4010,7 @@ namespace ts {
             printer.writeNode(EmitHint.Unspecified, typeNode, /*sourceFile*/ sourceFile, writer);
             const result = writer.getText();
 
-            const maxLength = noTruncation ? undefined : defaultMaximumTruncationLength * 2;
+            const maxLength = noTruncation ? noTruncationMaximumTruncationLength * 2 : defaultMaximumTruncationLength * 2;
             if (maxLength && result && result.length >= maxLength) {
                 return result.substr(0, maxLength - "...".length) + "...";
             }
@@ -4083,7 +4083,7 @@ namespace ts {
 
             function checkTruncationLength(context: NodeBuilderContext): boolean {
                 if (context.truncating) return context.truncating;
-                return context.truncating = !(context.flags & NodeBuilderFlags.NoTruncation) && context.approximateLength > defaultMaximumTruncationLength;
+                return context.truncating = context.approximateLength > ((context.flags & NodeBuilderFlags.NoTruncation) ? noTruncationMaximumTruncationLength : defaultMaximumTruncationLength);
             }
 
             function typeToTypeNodeHelper(type: Type, context: NodeBuilderContext): TypeNode {
diff --git a/src/compiler/utilities.ts b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
index 87e8c5734d9..3286024b9eb 100644
--- a/src/compiler/utilities.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/utilities.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ namespace ts {
     export const externalHelpersModuleNameText = "tslib";
 
     export const defaultMaximumTruncationLength = 160;
+    export const noTruncationMaximumTruncationLength = 1_000_000;
 
     export function getDeclarationOfKind<T extends Declaration>(symbol: Symbol, kind: T["kind"]): T | undefined {
         const declarations = symbol.declarations;