diff --git a/sockeye.hpp b/sockeye.hpp
index 0e2955b..b7b0a7a 100644
--- a/sockeye.hpp
+++ b/sockeye.hpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace sockeye {
 
 class BufferPool {
 public:
-	static constexpr size_t BUFFER_SIZE = 4096;
+	static constexpr size_t BUFFER_SIZE = 24576;
 
 	explicit BufferPool(size_t pool_size = 1024) {
 		buffers_.reserve(pool_size);