diff --git a/sys/dev/twe/twereg.h b/sys/dev/twe/twereg.h
index 9344280b8443..db9a4f8a813d 100644
--- a/sys/dev/twe/twereg.h
+++ b/sys/dev/twe/twereg.h
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 #define TWE_INIT_MESSAGE_CREDITS	0x100
 #define TWE_INIT_COMMAND_PACKET_SIZE	0x3
 #define TWE_MAX_SGL_LENGTH		62
-#define TWE_Q_LENGTH			256
+#define TWE_Q_LENGTH			50
 #define TWE_Q_START			0
 #define TWE_MAX_RESET_TRIES		3
 #define TWE_UNIT_INFORMATION_TABLE_BASE	0x300