diff --git a/include/spdk/sock.h b/include/spdk/sock.h
index 6677cf8ed..81bd823d4 100644
--- a/include/spdk/sock.h
+++ b/include/spdk/sock.h
@@ -83,12 +83,12 @@ enum spdk_placement_mode {
  */
 struct spdk_sock_impl_opts {
 	/**
-	 * Size of sock receive buffer. Used by posix and uring socket modules.
+	 * Minimum size of sock receive buffer. Used by posix and uring socket modules.
 	 */
 	uint32_t recv_buf_size;
 
 	/**
-	 * Size of sock send buffer. Used by posix and uring socket modules.
+	 * Minimum size of sock send buffer. Used by posix and uring socket modules.
 	 */
 	uint32_t send_buf_size;
 
diff --git a/module/sock/posix/posix.c b/module/sock/posix/posix.c
index 934a33b27..435ebf699 100644
--- a/module/sock/posix/posix.c
+++ b/module/sock/posix/posix.c
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ static int
 posix_sock_set_recvbuf(struct spdk_sock *_sock, int sz)
 {
 	struct spdk_posix_sock *sock = __posix_sock(_sock);
+	int min_size;
 	int rc;
 
 	assert(sock != NULL);
@@ -328,9 +329,12 @@ posix_sock_set_recvbuf(struct spdk_sock *_sock, int sz)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Set kernel buffer size to be at least MIN_SO_RCVBUF_SIZE */
-	if (sz < MIN_SO_RCVBUF_SIZE) {
-		sz = MIN_SO_RCVBUF_SIZE;
+	/* Set kernel buffer size to be at least MIN_SO_RCVBUF_SIZE and
+	 * g_spdk_posix_sock_impl_opts.recv_buf_size. */
+	min_size = spdk_max(MIN_SO_RCVBUF_SIZE, g_spdk_posix_sock_impl_opts.recv_buf_size);
+
+	if (sz < min_size) {
+		sz = min_size;
 	}
 
 	rc = setsockopt(sock->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, &sz, sizeof(sz));
@@ -347,12 +351,17 @@ static int
 posix_sock_set_sendbuf(struct spdk_sock *_sock, int sz)
 {
 	struct spdk_posix_sock *sock = __posix_sock(_sock);
+	int min_size;
 	int rc;
 
 	assert(sock != NULL);
 
-	if (sz < MIN_SO_SNDBUF_SIZE) {
-		sz = MIN_SO_SNDBUF_SIZE;
+	/* Set kernel buffer size to be at least MIN_SO_SNDBUF_SIZE and
+	 * g_spdk_posix_sock_impl_opts.send_buf_size. */
+	min_size = spdk_max(MIN_SO_SNDBUF_SIZE, g_spdk_posix_sock_impl_opts.send_buf_size);
+
+	if (sz < min_size) {
+		sz = min_size;
 	}
 
 	rc = setsockopt(sock->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF, &sz, sizeof(sz));
diff --git a/module/sock/uring/uring.c b/module/sock/uring/uring.c
index 5a43873d0..a82dd1a05 100644
--- a/module/sock/uring/uring.c
+++ b/module/sock/uring/uring.c
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ static int
 uring_sock_set_recvbuf(struct spdk_sock *_sock, int sz)
 {
 	struct spdk_uring_sock *sock = __uring_sock(_sock);
+	int min_size;
 	int rc;
 
 	assert(sock != NULL);
@@ -349,8 +350,12 @@ uring_sock_set_recvbuf(struct spdk_sock *_sock, int sz)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (sz < MIN_SO_RCVBUF_SIZE) {
-		sz = MIN_SO_RCVBUF_SIZE;
+	/* Set kernel buffer size to be at least MIN_SO_RCVBUF_SIZE and
+	 * g_spdk_uring_sock_impl_opts.recv_buf_size. */
+	min_size = spdk_max(MIN_SO_RCVBUF_SIZE, g_spdk_uring_sock_impl_opts.recv_buf_size);
+
+	if (sz < min_size) {
+		sz = min_size;
 	}
 
 	rc = setsockopt(sock->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, &sz, sizeof(sz));
@@ -367,12 +372,17 @@ static int
 uring_sock_set_sendbuf(struct spdk_sock *_sock, int sz)
 {
 	struct spdk_uring_sock *sock = __uring_sock(_sock);
+	int min_size;
 	int rc;
 
 	assert(sock != NULL);
 
-	if (sz < MIN_SO_SNDBUF_SIZE) {
-		sz = MIN_SO_SNDBUF_SIZE;
+	/* Set kernel buffer size to be at least MIN_SO_SNDBUF_SIZE and
+	 * g_spdk_uring_sock_impl_opts.seend_buf_size. */
+	min_size = spdk_max(MIN_SO_SNDBUF_SIZE, g_spdk_uring_sock_impl_opts.send_buf_size);
+
+	if (sz < min_size) {
+		sz = min_size;
 	}
 
 	rc = setsockopt(sock->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF, &sz, sizeof(sz));