diff --git a/nfq2/nfqws.c b/nfq2/nfqws.c
index 1c9d605..e5c0d11 100644
--- a/nfq2/nfqws.c
+++ b/nfq2/nfqws.c
@@ -365,6 +365,8 @@ static bool nfq_init(struct nfq_handle **h, struct nfq_q_handle **qh, uint8_t *m
 		// dot not fail. not supported in old linuxes <3.6 
 	}
 
+	nfnl_rcvbufsiz(nfq_nfnlh(*h), Q_RCVBUF);
+
 	int yes = 1, fd = nfq_fd(*h);
 
 #if defined SOL_NETLINK && defined NETLINK_NO_ENOBUFS
diff --git a/nfq2/params.h b/nfq2/params.h
index 8b449ff..a04772f 100644
--- a/nfq2/params.h
+++ b/nfq2/params.h
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 
 #define RAW_SNDBUF	(64*1024)	// in bytes
 
-#define Q_MAXLEN	1024		// in packets
+#define Q_MAXLEN	4096		// in packets
+#define Q_RCVBUF	(1024*1024)	// in bytes
 
 #define HOSTLIST_AUTO_FAIL_THRESHOLD_DEFAULT	3
 #define	HOSTLIST_AUTO_FAIL_TIME_DEFAULT 	60