diff --git a/src/dns_server.c b/src/dns_server.c
index 92fa3b3a73..f8b733b202 100644
--- a/src/dns_server.c
+++ b/src/dns_server.c
@@ -8067,7 +8067,7 @@ static int _dns_create_socket(const char *host_ip, int type)
 	}
 
 	if (type == SOCK_STREAM) {
-		if (listen(fd, 16) != 0) {
+		if (listen(fd, 256) != 0) {
 			tlog(TLOG_ERROR, "listen failed.\n");
 			goto errout;
 		}