--- pcap-linux.c.orig	2010-03-12 02:56:54.000000000 +0100
+++ pcap-linux.c	2010-04-07 10:18:37.000000000 +0200
@@ -2969,8 +2969,8 @@
 	}
 
 	if (handle->opt.buffer_size == 0) {
-		/* by default request 2M for the ring buffer */
-		handle->opt.buffer_size = 2*1024*1024;
+		/* by default request 1M for the ring buffer */
+		handle->opt.buffer_size = 1*1024*1024;
 	}
 	ret = prepare_tpacket_socket(handle);
 	if (ret != 1) {