diff --git a/tcp.c b/tcp.c
index 7eef386..65a9aff 100644
--- a/tcp.c
+++ b/tcp.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
 #define MAX_TAP_CONNS			(128 * 1024)
 #define MAX_SPLICE_CONNS		(128 * 1024)
 
-#define TCP_TAP_FRAMES			64
+#define TCP_TAP_FRAMES			32
 
 #define PIPE_SIZE			(1024 * 1024)