diff --git a/open_spiel/games/ultimate_tic_tac_toe/ultimate_tic_tac_toe.h b/open_spiel/games/ultimate_tic_tac_toe/ultimate_tic_tac_toe.h
index df1f089a91..5ea0eccad9 100644
--- a/open_spiel/games/ultimate_tic_tac_toe/ultimate_tic_tac_toe.h
+++ b/open_spiel/games/ultimate_tic_tac_toe/ultimate_tic_tac_toe.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class UltimateTTTGame : public Game {
             tic_tac_toe::kNumRows, tic_tac_toe::kNumCols};
   }
   int MaxGameLength() const override {
-    return tic_tac_toe::kNumCells * kNumSubgames;
+    return ttt_game_->MaxGameLength() * kNumSubgames;
   }
 
   const tic_tac_toe::TicTacToeGame* TicTacToeGame() const {