diff --git a/lib/nl.c b/lib/nl.c
index 8fc9ec104..0b9807e46 100644
--- a/lib/nl.c
+++ b/lib/nl.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ int nl_connect(struct nl_sock *sk, int protocol)
 		goto errout;
 	}
 
-	err = nl_socket_set_buffer_size(sk, 0, 0);
+	err = nl_socket_set_buffer_size(sk, 131702, 0);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto errout;