diff --git a/lib/nl.c b/lib/nl.c
index 0445e35..565747a 100644
--- a/lib/nl.c
+++ b/lib/nl.c
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ int nl_recv(struct nl_sock *sk, struct sockaddr_nl *nla,
 		flags |= MSG_PEEK | MSG_TRUNC;
 
 	if (page_size == 0)
-		page_size = getpagesize();
+		page_size = getpagesize() * 4;
 
 	iov.iov_len = sk->s_bufsize ? : page_size;
 	iov.iov_base = malloc(iov.iov_len);