diff --git a/tcp.c b/tcp.c
index ac93214..645d525 100644
--- a/tcp.c
+++ b/tcp.c
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
 #define MAX_TAP_CONNS			(128 * 1024)
 #define MAX_SPLICE_CONNS		(128 * 1024)
 
-#define TCP_TAP_FRAMES			32
+#define TCP_TAP_FRAMES			8
 
 #define PIPE_SIZE			(1024 * 1024)