1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/net/protocol.rb b/lib/net/protocol.rb
index d722fdcbd4..dc23c14dfa 100644
--- a/lib/net/protocol.rb
+++ b/lib/net/protocol.rb
@@ -128,9 +128,11 @@ module Net # :nodoc:
 
     private
 
+    BUFSIZE = 1024 * 16
+
     def rbuf_fill
       timeout(@read_timeout) {
-        @rbuf << @io.sysread(1024)
+        @rbuf << @io.sysread(BUFSIZE)
       }
     end