diff --git a/sys/src/9k/port/devtls.c b/sys/src/9k/port/devtls.c
index de35f0cde..723f3a20d 100644
--- a/sys/src/9k/port/devtls.c
+++ b/sys/src/9k/port/devtls.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ static TlsErrs tlserrs[] = {
 enum
 {
 	/* max. open tls connections */
-	MaxTlsDevs	= 1024
+	MaxTlsDevs	= 16*1024
 };
 
 static	Lock	tdlock;