diff --git a/lib/std/Io/Threaded.zig b/lib/std/Io/Threaded.zig
index c1fc264fb176db41395c767ebe147e6ecad0558f..c7dc3dbf62e4c2cc5d53015a36cd7d18184bffe5 100644
--- a/lib/std/Io/Threaded.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Io/Threaded.zig
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ const Syscall = struct {
 
 const max_iovecs_len = 8;
 const splat_buffer_size = 64;
-const poll_buffer_len = 100;
+const poll_buffer_len = 32;
 const default_PATH = "/usr/local/bin:/bin/:/usr/bin";
 
 comptime {