diff --git a/include/config.h b/include/config.h
index 61b96358..4048e0a4 100644
--- a/include/config.h
+++ b/include/config.h
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
 #define PEACH_SKIP
 // Remove course specific camera processing
 #define CAMERA_FIX
+// Increase the maximum pone lenght (it will treat bparam1 and bparam2 as a single value)
+#define LONGER_POLES
 // Uncomment this if you want to skip the title screen (Super Mario 64 logo)
 //#define SKIP_TITLE_SCREEN
 // Uncomment this if you want to keep the mario head and not skip it
diff --git a/src/game/behaviors/pole.inc.c b/src/game/behaviors/pole.inc.c
index 0938a99a..9b52b542 100644
--- a/src/game/behaviors/pole.inc.c
+++ b/src/game/behaviors/pole.inc.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include "config.h"
 /**
  * Behaviors for bhvPoleGrabbing and bhvGiantPole.
  *
@@ -17,9 +18,12 @@ void bhv_pole_init(void) {
      * `spawn_objects_from_info`.
      */
 
-    // POLE "FIX": The game will read bparam1 and bparam2 together as a single value,
-    // so you can have a snake eater pole
+#ifdef LONGER_POLES
     o->hitboxHeight = ((o->oBehParams & 0xFFFF0000) >> 16) * 10;
+#else
+    s32 tenthHitboxHeight = o->oBehParams >> 0x10 & 0xFF;
+    o->hitboxHeight = tenthHitboxHeight * 10;
+#endif
 }
 
 /**