diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/malloc.c b/libexec/rtld-elf/malloc.c
index 66938d005a5e..d7934d143174 100644
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/malloc.c
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/malloc.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static int findbucket();
 /*
  * Pre-allocate mmap'ed pages
  */
-#define	NPOOLPAGES	(32*1024/pagesz)
+#define	NPOOLPAGES	(128*1024/pagesz)
 static caddr_t		pagepool_start, pagepool_end;
 static int		morepages();