diff --git a/init/devices.c b/init/devices.c
index dd875d6..b07a1a6 100644
--- a/init/devices.c
+++ b/init/devices.c
@@ -881,8 +881,8 @@
         sehandle = selinux_android_file_context_handle();
     }
 
-    /* is 64K enough? udev uses 16MB! */
-    device_fd = uevent_open_socket(64*1024, true);
+    /* is 256K enough? udev uses 16MB! */
+    device_fd = uevent_open_socket(256*1024, true);
     if(device_fd < 0)
         return;