diff --git a/base/applications/mstsc/tcp.c b/base/applications/mstsc/tcp.c
index 037072a6db..d82c5f05ee 100644
--- a/base/applications/mstsc/tcp.c
+++ b/base/applications/mstsc/tcp.c
@@ -799,12 +799,12 @@ tcp_connect(char *server)
 	option_value = 1;
 	option_len = sizeof(option_value);
 	setsockopt(g_sock, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, (void *) &option_value, option_len);
-	/* receive buffer must be a least 16 K */
+	/* receive buffer must be a least 8 K. Was 16k originally. */
 	if (getsockopt(g_sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, (void *) &option_value, &option_len) == 0)
 	{
-		if (option_value < (1024 * 16))
-		{
-			option_value = 1024 * 16;
+                if (option_value < (1024 * 8))       // Was 16k
+                {
+                        option_value = 1024 * 8;     // Was 16K
 			option_len = sizeof(option_value);
 			setsockopt(g_sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, (void *) &option_value,
 				   option_len);