diff --git a/libc/dns/net/gethnamaddr.c b/libc/dns/net/gethnamaddr.c
index 7118a29..7589380 100644
--- a/libc/dns/net/gethnamaddr.c
+++ b/libc/dns/net/gethnamaddr.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 	.uid = NET_CONTEXT_INVALID_UID
 };
 
-#define	MAXPACKET	(64*1024)
+#define	MAXPACKET	(8*1024)
 
 typedef union {
     HEADER hdr;