diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/if_tun.h b/include/uapi/linux/if_tun.h
index ee432cd3018c595b2cc3d1346a4bb65c6aca5069..43a1de86f17ebcad06bc4b9f0377b9879329943b 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/if_tun.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/if_tun.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/filter.h>
 
 /* Read queue size */
-#define TUN_READQ_SIZE	500
+#define TUN_READQ_SIZE	5000
 /* TUN device type flags: deprecated. Use IFF_TUN/IFF_TAP instead. */
 #define TUN_TUN_DEV 	IFF_TUN
 #define TUN_TAP_DEV	IFF_TAP