diff --git a/lib/libwebsockets.c b/lib/libwebsockets.c
index 48463882..2f8b4536 100644
--- a/lib/libwebsockets.c
+++ b/lib/libwebsockets.c
@@ -2879,7 +2879,7 @@ libwebsocket_create_context(int port, const char *interf,
 		wsi->mode = LWS_CONNMODE_SERVER_LISTENER;
 		insert_wsi(context, wsi);
 
-		listen(sockfd, 5);
+		listen(sockfd, SOMAXCONN);
 		fprintf(stderr, " Listening on port %d\n", port);
 
 		/* list in the internal poll array */