diff --git a/input/dpdk-ring.h b/input/dpdk-ring.h
index a4cdf5a2..5a1e9f4e 100644
--- a/input/dpdk-ring.h
+++ b/input/dpdk-ring.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 namespace ipxp {
 class DpdkRingOptParser : public OptionsParser {
 private:
-    static constexpr size_t DEFAULT_MBUF_BURST_SIZE = 256;
+    static constexpr size_t DEFAULT_MBUF_BURST_SIZE = 64;
     size_t pkt_buffer_size_;
 
     std::string ring_name_;
diff --git a/input/dpdk.h b/input/dpdk.h
index 2ac8647c..3ffcde07 100644
--- a/input/dpdk.h
+++ b/input/dpdk.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace ipxp {
 
 class DpdkOptParser : public OptionsParser {
 private:
-    static constexpr size_t DEFAULT_MBUF_BURST_SIZE = 256;
+    static constexpr size_t DEFAULT_MBUF_BURST_SIZE = 64;
     static constexpr size_t DEFAULT_MBUF_POOL_SIZE = 16384;
     size_t pkt_buffer_size_;
     size_t pkt_mempool_size_;