diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/sftppacket.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/sftppacket.cpp
index 0064bf39faf..4362497c367 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/sftppacket.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/sftppacket.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 namespace Core {
 namespace Internal {
 
-const quint32 AbstractSftpPacket::MaxDataSize = 32768;
+const quint32 AbstractSftpPacket::MaxDataSize = 32000;
 const quint32 AbstractSftpPacket::MaxPacketSize = 34000;
 const int AbstractSftpPacket::TypeOffset = 4;
 const int AbstractSftpPacket::RequestIdOffset = TypeOffset + 1;