diff --git a/src/iomux_epoll.c b/src/iomux_epoll.c
index a2c88f0..7dfc343 100644
--- a/src/iomux_epoll.c
+++ b/src/iomux_epoll.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 ///we do not use edge triggered mode
 
 //number of events we wait for in one go
-#define EPOLL_WAIT_EVENTS (256)
+#define EPOLL_WAIT_EVENTS (64)
 
 struct IOMuxEpoll {
     //number of file descriptors we're watching