diff --git a/module/sock/posix/posix.c b/module/sock/posix/posix.c
index d0f8c4d61..f6bb493cb 100644
--- a/module/sock/posix/posix.c
+++ b/module/sock/posix/posix.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #define MAX_TMPBUF 1024
 #define PORTNUMLEN 32
 #define SO_RCVBUF_SIZE (2 * 1024 * 1024)
+#define SO_SNDBUF_SIZE (2 * 1024 * 1024)
 
 struct spdk_posix_sock {
 	struct spdk_sock	base;
@@ -185,6 +186,26 @@ spdk_posix_sock_set_recvbuf(struct spdk_sock *_sock, int sz)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+spdk_posix_sock_set_sendbuf(struct spdk_sock *_sock, int sz)
+{
+	struct spdk_posix_sock *sock = __posix_sock(_sock);
+	int rc;
+
+	assert(sock != NULL);
+
+	if (sz < SO_SNDBUF_SIZE) {
+		sz = SO_SNDBUF_SIZE;
+	}
+
+	rc = setsockopt(sock->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF, &sz, sizeof(sz));
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct spdk_sock *
 spdk_posix_sock_create(const char *ip, int port, enum spdk_posix_sock_create_type type)
 {
@@ -323,6 +344,11 @@ retry:
 		/* Not fatal */
 	}
 
+	rc = spdk_posix_sock_set_sendbuf(&sock->base, SO_SNDBUF_SIZE);
+	if (rc) {
+		/* Not fatal */
+	}
+
 	return &sock->base;
 }
 
@@ -382,6 +408,11 @@ spdk_posix_sock_accept(struct spdk_sock *_sock)
 		/* Not fatal */
 	}
 
+	rc = spdk_posix_sock_set_sendbuf(&new_sock->base, SO_SNDBUF_SIZE);
+	if (rc) {
+		/* Not fatal */
+	}
+
 	return &new_sock->base;
 }
 
@@ -440,17 +471,6 @@ spdk_posix_sock_set_recvlowat(struct spdk_sock *_sock, int nbytes)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-spdk_posix_sock_set_sendbuf(struct spdk_sock *_sock, int sz)
-{
-	struct spdk_posix_sock *sock = __posix_sock(_sock);
-
-	assert(sock != NULL);
-
-	return setsockopt(sock->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF,
-			  &sz, sizeof(sz));
-}
-
 static int
 spdk_posix_sock_set_priority(struct spdk_sock *_sock, int priority)
 {