diff --git a/router/xgress/options.go b/router/xgress/options.go
index 7086ad173..e89cc22ec 100644
--- a/router/xgress/options.go
+++ b/router/xgress/options.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func LoadOptions(data OptionsData) *Options {
 
 func DefaultOptions() *Options {
 	return &Options{
-		Mtu:            16384,
+		Mtu:            64 * 1024,
 		Retransmission: true,
 		RandomDrops:    false,
 		Drop1InN:       100,