diff --git a/srpt/src/ib_srpt.h b/srpt/src/ib_srpt.h
index 4dea3fbfb..70c2c1c4c 100644
--- a/srpt/src/ib_srpt.h
+++ b/srpt/src/ib_srpt.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ enum {
 	SRP_LOGIN_RSP_MULTICHAN_MAINTAINED = 0x2,
 
 	MIN_SRPT_SQ_SIZE = 16,
-	DEF_SRPT_SQ_SIZE = 4096,
+	DEF_SRPT_SQ_SIZE = 256,
 	SRPT_RQ_SIZE = 128,
 	MIN_SRPT_SRQ_SIZE = 4,
 	DEFAULT_SRPT_SRQ_SIZE = 4095,