diff --git a/sys/geom/stripe/g_stripe.c b/sys/geom/stripe/g_stripe.c
index e79d203c42fd..80d4f476f493 100644
--- a/sys/geom/stripe/g_stripe.c
+++ b/sys/geom/stripe/g_stripe.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ g_sysctl_stripe_fast(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
 }
 SYSCTL_PROC(_kern_geom_stripe, OID_AUTO, fast, CTLTYPE_INT | CTLFLAG_RW,
     NULL, 0, g_sysctl_stripe_fast, "I", "Fast, but memory-consuming, mode");
-static u_int g_stripe_maxmem = MAX_IO_SIZE * 10;
+static u_int g_stripe_maxmem = MAX_IO_SIZE * 50;
 TUNABLE_INT("kern.geom.stripe.maxmem", &g_stripe_maxmem);
 SYSCTL_UINT(_kern_geom_stripe, OID_AUTO, maxmem, CTLFLAG_RD, &g_stripe_maxmem,
     0, "Maximum memory that can be allocated in \"fast\" mode (in bytes)");