diff --git a/apps/s_server.c b/apps/s_server.c
index e54593d5514b17f89002715aec6ef03d22a77278..da0f2ff1169ece4c941e4288f08da8fe319f80d0 100644
--- a/apps/s_server.c
+++ b/apps/s_server.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static DH *get_dh512(void)
 
 #undef BUFSIZZ
 #define BUFSIZZ	16*1024
-static int bufsize=32;
+static int bufsize=BUFSIZZ;
 static int accept_socket= -1;
 
 #define TEST_CERT	"server.pem"