diff --git a/Source/items.cpp b/Source/items.cpp
index dbccefd3f..2d89c01d8 100644
--- a/Source/items.cpp
+++ b/Source/items.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ int gnNumGetRecords;
 
 /* data */
 
+#ifdef HELLFIRE
+int MaxGold = GOLD_MAX_LIMIT;
+#endif
+
 BYTE ItemCAnimTbl[169] = {
 	20, 16, 16, 16, 4, 4, 4, 12, 12, 12,
 	12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 21, 21, 25, 12, 28,
diff --git a/Source/items.h b/Source/items.h
index 2ef48f09c..a2e4f002e 100644
--- a/Source/items.h
+++ b/Source/items.h
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ void PutItemRecord(int nSeed, WORD wCI, int nIndex);
 
 /* data */
 
+#ifdef HELLFIRE
+extern int MaxGold;
+#endif
+
 extern BYTE ItemCAnimTbl[169];
 extern char *ItemDropNames[35];
 extern BYTE ItemAnimLs[35];
diff --git a/Source/player.cpp b/Source/player.cpp
index 63c090444..cf3d9ecef 100644
--- a/Source/player.cpp
+++ b/Source/player.cpp
@@ -1962,7 +1962,12 @@ void DropHalfPlayersGold(int pnum)
 
 	hGold = plr[pnum]._pGold >> 1;
 	for (i = 0; i < MAXBELTITEMS && hGold > 0; i++) {
-		if (plr[pnum].SpdList[i]._itype == ITYPE_GOLD && plr[pnum].SpdList[i]._ivalue != GOLD_MAX_LIMIT) {
+		if (plr[pnum].SpdList[i]._itype == ITYPE_GOLD &&
+#ifndef HELLFIRE
+			plr[pnum].SpdList[i]._ivalue != GOLD_MAX_LIMIT) {
+#else
+			plr[pnum].SpdList[i]._ivalue != MaxGold) {
+#endif
 			if (hGold < plr[pnum].SpdList[i]._ivalue) {
 				plr[pnum].SpdList[i]._ivalue -= hGold;
 				SetSpdbarGoldCurs(pnum, i);
@@ -2012,7 +2017,12 @@ void DropHalfPlayersGold(int pnum)
 	drawpanflag = 255;
 	if (hGold > 0) {
 		for (i = 0; i < plr[pnum]._pNumInv && hGold > 0; i++) {
-			if (plr[pnum].InvList[i]._itype == ITYPE_GOLD && plr[pnum].InvList[i]._ivalue != GOLD_MAX_LIMIT) {
+			if (plr[pnum].InvList[i]._itype == ITYPE_GOLD &&
+#ifndef HELLFIRE
+				plr[pnum].InvList[i]._ivalue != GOLD_MAX_LIMIT) {
+#else
+				plr[pnum].InvList[i]._ivalue != MaxGold) {
+#endif
 				if (hGold < plr[pnum].InvList[i]._ivalue) {
 					plr[pnum].InvList[i]._ivalue -= hGold;
 					SetGoldCurs(pnum, i);