diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_usrreq.c b/sys/netinet/tcp_usrreq.c
index de1aa65a28cb..1bb7e643c026 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_usrreq.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_usrreq.c
@@ -995,10 +995,10 @@ tcp_ctloutput(so, sopt)
  * sizes, respectively.  These are obsolescent (this information should
  * be set by the route).
  */
-u_long	tcp_sendspace = 1024*16;
+u_long	tcp_sendspace = 1024*32;
 SYSCTL_INT(_net_inet_tcp, TCPCTL_SENDSPACE, sendspace, CTLFLAG_RW, 
     &tcp_sendspace , 0, "Maximum outgoing TCP datagram size");
-u_long	tcp_recvspace = 1024*16;
+u_long	tcp_recvspace = 1024*64;
 SYSCTL_INT(_net_inet_tcp, TCPCTL_RECVSPACE, recvspace, CTLFLAG_RW, 
     &tcp_recvspace , 0, "Maximum incoming TCP datagram size");