diff --git a/vello_encoding/src/config.rs b/vello_encoding/src/config.rs
index 88da7fd46..31d132a7b 100644
--- a/vello_encoding/src/config.rs
+++ b/vello_encoding/src/config.rs
@@ -143,9 +143,10 @@ pub struct ConfigUniform {
     pub binning_size: u32,
     /// Size of tile buffer allocation (in [`Tile`]s).
     pub tiles_size: u32,
-    /// Size of segment count buffer allocation (in [`SegmentCount`]s).
-    pub seg_counts_size: u32,
-    /// Size of segment buffer allocation (in [`PathSegment`]s).
+    /// The maximum number of segments we can support.
+    ///
+    /// This is the size of the segment count buffer allocation (in [`SegmentCount`]s)
+    /// *and* the segment buffer allocation (in [`PathSegment`]s).
     pub segments_size: u32,
     /// Size of blend spill buffer (in `u32` pixels).
     // TODO: Maybe store in TILE_WIDTH * TILE_HEIGHT blocks of pixels instead?
@@ -175,6 +176,8 @@ impl RenderConfig {
         let workgroup_counts =
             WorkgroupCounts::new(layout, width_in_tiles, height_in_tiles, n_path_tags);
         let buffer_sizes = BufferSizes::new(layout, &workgroup_counts);
+        let segments_size = buffer_sizes.segments.len();
+        debug_assert_eq!(segments_size, buffer_sizes.seg_counts.len());
         Self {
             gpu: ConfigUniform {
                 width_in_tiles,
@@ -185,8 +188,7 @@ impl RenderConfig {
                 lines_size: buffer_sizes.lines.len(),
                 binning_size: buffer_sizes.bin_data.len() - layout.bin_data_start,
                 tiles_size: buffer_sizes.tiles.len(),
-                seg_counts_size: buffer_sizes.seg_counts.len(),
-                segments_size: buffer_sizes.segments.len(),
+                segments_size,
                 blend_size: buffer_sizes.blend_spill.len(),
                 ptcl_size: buffer_sizes.ptcl.len(),
                 layout: *layout,
@@ -398,8 +400,10 @@ impl BufferSizes {
         let bin_data = BufferSize::new(1 << 18);
         let tiles = BufferSize::new(1 << 21);
         let lines = BufferSize::new(1 << 21);
-        let seg_counts = BufferSize::new(1 << 21);
-        let segments = BufferSize::new(1 << 21);
+        // These two buffer sizes *must* be the same.
+        let max_segments = 1 << 21;
+        let seg_counts = BufferSize::new(max_segments);
+        let segments = BufferSize::new(max_segments);
         // 16 * 16 (1 << 8) is one blend spill, so this allows for 4096 spills.
         let blend_spill = BufferSize::new(1 << 20);
         let ptcl = BufferSize::new(1 << 23);
diff --git a/vello_shaders/build.rs b/vello_shaders/build.rs
index 79abde655..57930b26a 100644
--- a/vello_shaders/build.rs
+++ b/vello_shaders/build.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ fn main() {
     let mut shaders = match compile::ShaderInfo::from_default() {
         Ok(s) => s,
         Err(err) => {
-            eprintln!("{err}");
+            let formatted = err.to_string();
+            for line in formatted.lines() {
+                println!("cargo:warning={line}");
+            }
             return;
         }
     };
diff --git a/vello_shaders/shader/coarse.wgsl b/vello_shaders/shader/coarse.wgsl
index d47b43b9b..104868250 100644
--- a/vello_shaders/shader/coarse.wgsl
+++ b/vello_shaders/shader/coarse.wgsl
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ fn main(
     // we still want to know this workgroup's memory requirement.   
     if local_id.x == 0u {
         var failed = atomicLoad(&bump.failed) & (STAGE_BINNING | STAGE_TILE_ALLOC | STAGE_FLATTEN);
-        if atomicLoad(&bump.seg_counts) > config.seg_counts_size {
+        if atomicLoad(&bump.seg_counts) > config.segments_size {
             failed |= STAGE_PATH_COUNT;
         }
         // Reuse sh_part_count to hold failed flag, shmem is tight
diff --git a/vello_shaders/shader/path_count.wgsl b/vello_shaders/shader/path_count.wgsl
index 7de89278d..a2c88b99e 100644
--- a/vello_shaders/shader/path_count.wgsl
+++ b/vello_shaders/shader/path_count.wgsl
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ fn main(
             let counts = (seg_within_slice << 16u) | subix;
             let seg_count = SegmentCount(line_ix, counts);
             let seg_ix = seg_base + i - imin;
-            if seg_ix < config.seg_counts_size {
+            if seg_ix < config.segments_size {
                 seg_counts[seg_ix] = seg_count;
             }
             // Note: since we're iterating, we have a reliable value for
diff --git a/vello_shaders/shader/shared/config.wgsl b/vello_shaders/shader/shared/config.wgsl
index 3391afd9a..c45908417 100644
--- a/vello_shaders/shader/shared/config.wgsl
+++ b/vello_shaders/shader/shared/config.wgsl
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ struct Config {
     lines_size: u32,
     binning_size: u32,
     tiles_size: u32,
-    seg_counts_size: u32,
     segments_size: u32,
     blend_size: u32,
     ptcl_size: u32,