diff --git a/lib/lvol/lvol.c b/lib/lvol/lvol.c
index 86118a5c4..eb62dd349 100644
--- a/lib/lvol/lvol.c
+++ b/lib/lvol/lvol.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #define UUID_STRING_LEN 37
 
 /* Default blob channel opts for lvol */
-#define SPDK_LVOL_BLOB_OPTS_CHANNEL_OPS 8192
+#define SPDK_LVOL_BLOB_OPTS_CHANNEL_OPS 512
 
 SPDK_LOG_REGISTER_COMPONENT("lvol", SPDK_LOG_LVOL)