diff --git a/src/openrct2/network/NetworkConnection.cpp b/src/openrct2/network/NetworkConnection.cpp
index 1f21a8c3b1..47ce272e2e 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/network/NetworkConnection.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/network/NetworkConnection.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #    include "network.h"
 
 constexpr size_t NETWORK_DISCONNECT_REASON_BUFFER_SIZE = 256;
-constexpr size_t NetworkBufferSize = 1024;
+constexpr size_t NetworkBufferSize = 1024 * 64; // 64 KiB, maximum packet size.
 
 NetworkConnection::NetworkConnection()
 {