diff --git a/test/spdkcli/virtio.sh b/test/spdkcli/virtio.sh
index 75702cd8f..5200c8b47 100755
--- a/test/spdkcli/virtio.sh
+++ b/test/spdkcli/virtio.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ run_spdk_tgt
 timing_exit run_spdk_tgt
 
 timing_enter run_spdk_virtio
-$SPDK_BIN_DIR/spdk_tgt -m 0x4 -p 0 -g -u -r /var/tmp/virtio.sock &
+$SPDK_BIN_DIR/spdk_tgt -m 0x4 -p 0 -g -u -s 1024 -r /var/tmp/virtio.sock &
 virtio_pid=$!
 waitforlisten $virtio_pid /var/tmp/virtio.sock
 timing_exit run_spdk_virtio