diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c b/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c
index d609c47c599e..53b98690d9b0 100644
--- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static int aoe_deadsecs = 60 * 3;
 module_param(aoe_deadsecs, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(aoe_deadsecs, "After aoe_deadsecs seconds, give up and fail dev.");
 
-static int aoe_maxout = 16;
+static int aoe_maxout = 64;
 module_param(aoe_maxout, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(aoe_maxout,
 	"Only aoe_maxout outstanding packets for every MAC on eX.Y.");