diff --git a/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp b/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
index d5ff46d..6de6a31 100644
--- a/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // Copyright 2007-2011 Baptiste Lepilleur
+// Copyright (C) 2016 InfoTeCS JSC. All rights reserved.
 // Distributed under MIT license, or public domain if desired and
 // recognized in your jurisdiction.
 // See file LICENSE for detail or copy at http://jsoncpp.sourceforge.net/LICENSE
@@ -44,13 +45,13 @@
 #pragma warning(disable : 4996)
 #endif
 
-static int const stackLimit_g = 1000;
-#if __cplusplus >= 201103L
-thread_local static int stackDepth_g = 0;  // see readValue()
-#else
-static int       stackDepth_g = 0;  // see readValue()
+// Define JSONCPP_DEPRECATED_STACK_LIMIT as an appropriate integer at compile time to change the stack limit
+#if !defined(JSONCPP_DEPRECATED_STACK_LIMIT)
+#define JSONCPP_DEPRECATED_STACK_LIMIT 1000
 #endif
 
+static size_t const stackLimit_g = JSONCPP_DEPRECATED_STACK_LIMIT; // see readValue()
+
 namespace Json {
 
 #if __cplusplus >= 201103L || (defined(_CPPLIB_VER) && _CPPLIB_VER >= 520)
@@ -142,7 +143,6 @@ bool Reader::parse(const char* beginDoc,
     nodes_.pop();
   nodes_.push(&root);
 
-  stackDepth_g = 0;  // Yes, this is bad coding, but options are limited.
   bool successful = readValue();
   Token token;
   skipCommentTokens(token);
@@ -165,12 +165,10 @@ bool Reader::parse(const char* beginDoc,
 }
 
 bool Reader::readValue() {
-  // This is a non-reentrant way to support a stackLimit. Terrible!
-  // But this deprecated class has a security problem: Bad input can
-  // cause a seg-fault. This seems like a fair, binary-compatible way
-  // to prevent the problem.
-  if (stackDepth_g >= stackLimit_g) throwRuntimeError("Exceeded stackLimit in readValue().");
-  ++stackDepth_g;
+  // readValue() may call itself only if it calls readObject() or ReadArray().
+  // These methods execute nodes_.push() just before and nodes_.pop)() just after calling readValue(). 
+  // parse() executes one nodes_.push(), so > instead of >=.
+  if (nodes_.size() > stackLimit_g) throwRuntimeError("Exceeded stackLimit in readValue().");
 
   Token token;
   skipCommentTokens(token);
@@ -244,7 +242,6 @@ bool Reader::readValue() {
     lastValue_ = &currentValue();
   }
 
-  --stackDepth_g;
   return successful;
 }
 
@@ -1032,7 +1029,6 @@ private:
   Location lastValueEnd_;
   Value* lastValue_;
   JSONCPP_STRING commentsBefore_;
-  int stackDepth_;
 
   OurFeatures const features_;
   bool collectComments_;
@@ -1043,7 +1039,6 @@ private:
 OurReader::OurReader(OurFeatures const& features)
     : errors_(), document_(), begin_(), end_(), current_(), lastValueEnd_(),
       lastValue_(), commentsBefore_(),
-      stackDepth_(0),
       features_(features), collectComments_() {
 }
 
@@ -1067,7 +1062,6 @@ bool OurReader::parse(const char* beginDoc,
     nodes_.pop();
   nodes_.push(&root);
 
-  stackDepth_ = 0;
   bool successful = readValue();
   Token token;
   skipCommentTokens(token);
@@ -1096,8 +1090,8 @@ bool OurReader::parse(const char* beginDoc,
 }
 
 bool OurReader::readValue() {
-  if (stackDepth_ >= features_.stackLimit_) throwRuntimeError("Exceeded stackLimit in readValue().");
-  ++stackDepth_;
+  //  To preserve the old behaviour we cast size_t to int.
+  if (static_cast<int>(nodes_.size()) > features_.stackLimit_) throwRuntimeError("Exceeded stackLimit in readValue().");
   Token token;
   skipCommentTokens(token);
   bool successful = true;
@@ -1194,7 +1188,6 @@ bool OurReader::readValue() {
     lastValue_ = &currentValue();
   }
 
-  --stackDepth_;
   return successful;
 }