diff --git a/src/plugins/server/server_socket.ml b/src/plugins/server/server_socket.ml
index 9e7d1902ededd37b47a2e92231489e5dc404f555..43a0f34e2898b2b2c87ea5d0323698680fbdb90e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/server/server_socket.ml
+++ b/src/plugins/server/server_socket.ml
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ module SocketSize = Senv.Int
     (struct
       let option_name = "-server-socket-size"
       let arg_name = "n"
-      let default = 8192
-      let help = "Set the maximal size of socket buffers (default: 8192)"
+      let default = 65536
+      let help = "Set the maximal size of socket buffers (default: 65536)"
     end)
 
 let _ = Server_doc.protocole