diff --git a/lib/tls.js b/lib/tls.js
index 58481206131..96af640b5d4 100644
--- a/lib/tls.js
+++ b/lib/tls.js
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ CryptoStream.prototype._push = function() {
   while (this._writeState == true) {
     var bytesRead = 0;
     var chunkBytes = 0;
-    var pool = new Buffer(4096); // alloc every time?
+    var pool = new Buffer(16 * 4096); // alloc every time?
 
     do {
       chunkBytes = this._pusher(pool, bytesRead, pool.length - bytesRead);