diff --git a/src/httpd.c b/src/httpd.c
index 997e3a8e..62855f36 100644
--- a/src/httpd.c
+++ b/src/httpd.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
  */
 
 
-#define STREAM_CHUNK_SIZE (512 * 1024)
+#define STREAM_CHUNK_SIZE (64 * 1024)
 #define WEBFACE_ROOT   DATADIR "/webface/"
 
 struct content_type_map {