diff --git a/tcp.c b/tcp.c
index 6919083..354a2b3 100644
--- a/tcp.c
+++ b/tcp.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
 #define MAX_TAP_CONNS			(128 * 1024)
 #define MAX_SPLICE_CONNS		(128 * 1024)
 
-#define TCP_TAP_FRAMES			64
+#define TCP_TAP_FRAMES			256
 
 #define MAX_PIPE_SIZE			(2 * 1024 * 1024)