diff --git a/src/modules/module-pipe-sink.c b/src/modules/module-pipe-sink.c
index def4f758f..26b6b96ec 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-pipe-sink.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-pipe-sink.c
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ int pa__init(pa_module*m) {
 
     pa_sink_set_asyncmsgq(u->sink, u->thread_mq.inq);
     pa_sink_set_rtpoll(u->sink, u->rtpoll);
+    pa_sink_set_max_request(u->sink, PIPE_BUF);
 
     u->rtpoll_item = pa_rtpoll_item_new(u->rtpoll, PA_RTPOLL_NEVER, 1);
     pollfd = pa_rtpoll_item_get_pollfd(u->rtpoll_item, NULL);