diff --git a/include/spdk_internal/sock.h b/include/spdk_internal/sock.h
index 70f268ba4..305330d4c 100644
--- a/include/spdk_internal/sock.h
+++ b/include/spdk_internal/sock.h
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ extern "C" {
 #define MAX_EVENTS_PER_POLL 32
 #define DEFAULT_SOCK_PRIORITY 0
 #define MIN_SOCK_PIPE_SIZE 1024
-#define MIN_SO_RCVBUF_SIZE (2 * 1024 * 1024)
-#define MIN_SO_SNDBUF_SIZE (2 * 1024 * 1024)
+#define DEFAULT_SO_RCVBUF_SIZE (2 * 1024 * 1024)
+#define DEFAULT_SO_SNDBUF_SIZE (2 * 1024 * 1024)
+#define MIN_SO_RCVBUF_SIZE (4 * 1024)
+#define MIN_SO_SNDBUF_SIZE (4 * 1024)
 #define IOV_BATCH_SIZE 64
 
 struct spdk_sock {
diff --git a/module/sock/posix/posix.c b/module/sock/posix/posix.c
index c8458db10..9aa5f4782 100644
--- a/module/sock/posix/posix.c
+++ b/module/sock/posix/posix.c
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ struct spdk_posix_sock_group_impl {
 };
 
 static struct spdk_sock_impl_opts g_spdk_posix_sock_impl_opts = {
-	.recv_buf_size = MIN_SO_RCVBUF_SIZE,
-	.send_buf_size = MIN_SO_SNDBUF_SIZE,
+	.recv_buf_size = DEFAULT_SO_RCVBUF_SIZE,
+	.send_buf_size = DEFAULT_SO_SNDBUF_SIZE,
 	.enable_recv_pipe = true,
 	.enable_quickack = false,
 	.enable_placement_id = PLACEMENT_NONE,
diff --git a/module/sock/uring/uring.c b/module/sock/uring/uring.c
index 60515cd89..372e8de14 100644
--- a/module/sock/uring/uring.c
+++ b/module/sock/uring/uring.c
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ struct spdk_uring_sock_group_impl {
 };
 
 static struct spdk_sock_impl_opts g_spdk_uring_sock_impl_opts = {
-	.recv_buf_size = MIN_SO_RCVBUF_SIZE,
-	.send_buf_size = MIN_SO_SNDBUF_SIZE,
+	.recv_buf_size = DEFAULT_SO_RCVBUF_SIZE,
+	.send_buf_size = DEFAULT_SO_SNDBUF_SIZE,
 	.enable_recv_pipe = true,
 	.enable_quickack = false,
 	.enable_placement_id = PLACEMENT_NONE,
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/sock/sock.c/sock_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/sock/sock.c/sock_ut.c
index 202aaa39a..8db9eb524 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/sock/sock.c/sock_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/sock/sock.c/sock_ut.c
@@ -925,8 +925,8 @@ posix_sock_impl_get_set_opts(void)
 	rc = spdk_sock_impl_get_opts("posix", &opts, &len);
 	CU_ASSERT(rc == 0);
 	CU_ASSERT(len == sizeof(opts));
-	CU_ASSERT(opts.recv_buf_size == MIN_SO_RCVBUF_SIZE);
-	CU_ASSERT(opts.send_buf_size == MIN_SO_SNDBUF_SIZE);
+	CU_ASSERT(opts.recv_buf_size == DEFAULT_SO_RCVBUF_SIZE);
+	CU_ASSERT(opts.send_buf_size == DEFAULT_SO_SNDBUF_SIZE);
 
 	/* Try to request zero opts */
 	len = 0;