diff --git a/src/local.c b/src/local.c
index ba3eddbc..59400752 100644
--- a/src/local.c
+++ b/src/local.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef BUF_SIZE
-#define BUF_SIZE 512
+#define BUF_SIZE 2048
 #endif
 
 int acl = 0;
diff --git a/src/redir.c b/src/redir.c
index 71c028f1..aad0bf0e 100644
--- a/src/redir.c
+++ b/src/redir.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef BUF_SIZE
-#define BUF_SIZE 512
+#define BUF_SIZE 2048
 #endif
 
 int getdestaddr(int fd, struct sockaddr_in *destaddr)
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index ed7cbdd2..f92bb6c3 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef BUF_SIZE
-#define BUF_SIZE 512
+#define BUF_SIZE 2048
 #endif
 
 int verbose = 0;
diff --git a/src/tunnel.c b/src/tunnel.c
index 88f71296..8a7cd8fe 100644
--- a/src/tunnel.c
+++ b/src/tunnel.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef BUF_SIZE
-#define BUF_SIZE 512
+#define BUF_SIZE 2048
 #endif
 
 int verbose = 0;