diff --git a/libuavcan_drivers/linux/include/uavcan_linux/socketcan.hpp b/libuavcan_drivers/linux/include/uavcan_linux/socketcan.hpp
index 0826bed8cd..638e0874ec 100644
--- a/libuavcan_drivers/linux/include/uavcan_linux/socketcan.hpp
+++ b/libuavcan_drivers/linux/include/uavcan_linux/socketcan.hpp
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ public:
      *
      * @ref max_frames_in_socket_tx_queue       See a note in the class comment.
      */
-    SocketCanIface(const SystemClock& clock, int socket_fd, int max_frames_in_socket_tx_queue = 3)
+    SocketCanIface(const SystemClock& clock, int socket_fd, int max_frames_in_socket_tx_queue = 2)
         : clock_(clock)
         , fd_(socket_fd)
         , max_frames_in_socket_tx_queue_(max_frames_in_socket_tx_queue)