diff --git a/doc/protocols.texi b/doc/protocols.texi
index 27df4759b6..e510019f2d 100644
--- a/doc/protocols.texi
+++ b/doc/protocols.texi
@@ -1858,7 +1858,7 @@ line. The following options are supported:
 
 @item pkt_size
 Forces the maximum packet size for sending/receiving data. The default value is
-32,768 bytes. On the server side, this sets the maximum size of sent packets
+131,072 bytes. On the server side, this sets the maximum size of sent packets
 via ZeroMQ. On the clients, it sets an internal buffer size for receiving
 packets. Note that pkt_size on the clients should be equal to or greater than
 pkt_size on the server. Otherwise the received message may be truncated causing
diff --git a/libavformat/libzmq.c b/libavformat/libzmq.c
index 8c8b294c92..1b0d8638db 100644
--- a/libavformat/libzmq.c
+++ b/libavformat/libzmq.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ typedef struct ZMQContext {
 #define D AV_OPT_FLAG_DECODING_PARAM
 #define E AV_OPT_FLAG_ENCODING_PARAM
 static const AVOption options[] = {
-    { "pkt_size", "Maximum send/read packet size", OFFSET(pkt_size), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 32768 }, -1, INT_MAX, .flags = D | E },
+    { "pkt_size", "Maximum send/read packet size", OFFSET(pkt_size), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 131072 }, -1, INT_MAX, .flags = D | E },
     { NULL }
 };