diff --git a/src/proxy.h b/src/proxy.h
index 2e3fe1d..a53fffa 100644
--- a/src/proxy.h
+++ b/src/proxy.h
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ struct datatype;
 struct dictionary;
 struct node;
 struct property;
-extern unsigned char tmpbuf[4096];
+extern unsigned char tmpbuf[8192];
 extern pthread_mutex_t config_mutex;
 extern pthread_mutex_t bandlim_mutex;
 extern pthread_mutex_t hash_mutex;