diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index 5d54ed30e821..7758a83f98ff 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -3302,8 +3302,7 @@ void __init tcp_init(void)
 
 	tcp_init_mem(&init_net);
 	/* Set per-socket limits to no more than 1/128 the pressure threshold */
-	limit = nr_free_buffer_pages() << (PAGE_SHIFT - 10);
-	limit = max(limit, 128UL);
+	limit = nr_free_buffer_pages() << (PAGE_SHIFT - 7);
 	max_share = min(4UL*1024*1024, limit);
 
 	sysctl_tcp_wmem[0] = SK_MEM_QUANTUM;