diff --git a/src/transports/http.c b/src/transports/http.c
index ce382c3ad..de33f56ea 100644
--- a/src/transports/http.c
+++ b/src/transports/http.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	char *host;
 	char *port;
 	char *service;
-	char buffer[4096];
+	char buffer[65536];
 #ifdef GIT_WIN32
 	WSADATA wsd;
 #endif