diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/soundcloud.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/soundcloud.py
index d37c52543f..a2fddf6d90 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/soundcloud.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/soundcloud.py
@@ -558,8 +558,10 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
 
 class SoundcloudPagedPlaylistBaseIE(SoundcloudIE):
     def _extract_playlist(self, base_url, playlist_id, playlist_title):
+        # Per the SoundCloud documentation, the maximum limit for a linked partioning query is 200.
+        # https://developers.soundcloud.com/blog/offset-pagination-deprecated
         COMMON_QUERY = {
-            'limit': 80000,
+            'limit': 200,
             'linked_partitioning': '1',
         }