diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/so-minion b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/so-minion
index d696e14c6..82c19e39b 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/so-minion
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/so-minion
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function pcapspace() {
 	fi
 
 	local s=$(( $SPACESIZE / 1000000 ))
-	local s1=$(( $s / 2 ))
+	local s1=$(( $s / 4 ))
 	local s2=$(( $s1 / $lb_procs ))
 
 	MAXPCAPFILES=$s2