diff --git a/keepalived/vrrp/vrrp.c b/keepalived/vrrp/vrrp.c
index 4e7f3d13..39b6fc38 100644
--- a/keepalived/vrrp/vrrp.c
+++ b/keepalived/vrrp/vrrp.c
@@ -1821,6 +1821,9 @@ open_vrrp_send_socket(sa_family_t family, int proto, ifindex_t idx, bool unicast
 {
 	interface_t *ifp;
 	int fd = -1;
+	int ret;
+	int val = 212992 / 2;
+	socklen_t len = sizeof(val);
 
 	if (family != AF_INET && family != AF_INET6) {
 		log_message(LOG_INFO, "cant open raw socket. unknown family=%d"
@@ -1841,6 +1844,10 @@ open_vrrp_send_socket(sa_family_t family, int proto, ifindex_t idx, bool unicast
 	set_sock_flags(fd, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);
 #endif
 
+	ret = setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, &val, len);
+	ret = getsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, &val, &len);
+	log_message(LOG_INFO, "vrrp send socket buffer size set to %d, ret %d", val, ret);
+
 	if (family == AF_INET) {
 		/* Set v4 related */
 		if_setsockopt_mcast_all(family, &fd);
@@ -1873,6 +1880,9 @@ open_vrrp_read_socket(sa_family_t family, int proto, ifindex_t idx, bool unicast
 {
 	interface_t *ifp;
 	int fd = -1;
+	int ret;
+	int val = 212992 / 2;
+	socklen_t len = sizeof(val);
 
 	/* Retreive interface_t */
 	ifp = if_get_by_ifindex(idx);
@@ -1888,6 +1898,10 @@ open_vrrp_read_socket(sa_family_t family, int proto, ifindex_t idx, bool unicast
 	set_sock_flags(fd, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);
 #endif
 
+	ret = setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, &val, len);
+	ret = getsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, &val, &len);
+	log_message(LOG_INFO, "vrrp receive socket buffer size set to %d, ret %d", val, ret);
+
 	/* Ensure no unwanted multicast packets are queued to this interface */
 	if (family == AF_INET)
 		if_setsockopt_mcast_all(family, &fd);