diff --git a/tokio/src/sync/tests/semaphore_batch.rs b/tokio/src/sync/tests/semaphore_batch.rs
index c9e9d05ec..85089cd22 100644
--- a/tokio/src/sync/tests/semaphore_batch.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/sync/tests/semaphore_batch.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use crate::sync::batch_semaphore::Semaphore;
 use tokio_test::*;
 
+const MAX_PERMITS: usize = crate::sync::Semaphore::MAX_PERMITS;
+
 #[cfg(tokio_wasm_not_wasi)]
 use wasm_bindgen_test::wasm_bindgen_test as test;
 
@@ -168,12 +170,16 @@ fn poll_acquire_one_zero_permits() {
     assert_ready_ok!(acquire.poll());
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn max_permits_doesnt_panic() {
+    Semaphore::new(MAX_PERMITS);
+}
+
 #[test]
 #[should_panic]
 #[cfg(not(tokio_wasm))] // wasm currently doesn't support unwinding
 fn validates_max_permits() {
-    use std::usize;
-    Semaphore::new((usize::MAX >> 2) + 1);
+    Semaphore::new(MAX_PERMITS + 1);
 }
 
 #[test]