diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index cc2fd054..3228e8f8 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ main(int argc, char *const *argv)
         }
 
         if (fds[1].revents & POLLIN) {
-            uint8_t data[8192];
+            uint8_t data[24 * 1024];
             ssize_t count = read(term.ptmx, data, sizeof(data));
             if (count < 0) {
                 if (errno != EAGAIN)