diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 8544d4e3..9300b24b 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -969,8 +969,9 @@ func (cl *Client) runHandshookConn(c *PeerConn, t *Torrent) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// If peer requests are buffered on read, this instructs the amount of memory that might be used to
-// cache pending writes. Assuming 512KiB cached for sending, for 16KiB chunks.
+// Maximum pending requests we allow peers to send us. If peer requests are buffered on read, this
+// instructs the amount of memory that might be used to cache pending writes. Assuming 512KiB
+// (1<<19) cached for sending, for 16KiB (1<<14) chunks.
 const localClientReqq = 1 << 5
 
 // See the order given in Transmission's tr_peerMsgsNew.
diff --git a/global.go b/global.go
index 1a09b06e..e06d9323 100644
--- a/global.go
+++ b/global.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	pieceHash        = crypto.SHA1
-	maxRequests      = 250    // Maximum pending requests we allow peers to send us.
 	defaultChunkSize = 0x4000 // 16KiB
 )
 
diff --git a/peerconn.go b/peerconn.go
index a5d078e0..71ac5f3d 100644
--- a/peerconn.go
+++ b/peerconn.go
@@ -989,7 +989,8 @@ func (c *PeerConn) onReadRequest(r Request) error {
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
-	if len(c.peerRequests) >= maxRequests {
+	// TODO: What if they've already requested this?
+	if len(c.peerRequests) >= localClientReqq {
 		torrent.Add("requests received while queue full", 1)
 		if c.fastEnabled() {
 			c.reject(r)
@@ -1010,7 +1011,7 @@ func (c *PeerConn) onReadRequest(r Request) error {
 		return errors.New("bad Request")
 	}
 	if c.peerRequests == nil {
-		c.peerRequests = make(map[Request]*peerRequestState, maxRequests)
+		c.peerRequests = make(map[Request]*peerRequestState, localClientReqq)
 	}
 	value := &peerRequestState{}
 	c.peerRequests[r] = value