diff --git a/mud.c b/mud.c
index 2793f6b..117cc94 100644
--- a/mud.c
+++ b/mud.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ struct sock {
 
 struct packet {
     size_t size;
-    unsigned char data[2048];
+    unsigned char data[1500];
 };
 
 struct queue {