diff --git a/salt/suricata/defaults.yaml b/salt/suricata/defaults.yaml
index d819d1cf9..88435a70a 100644
--- a/salt/suricata/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/suricata/defaults.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ suricata:
       threads: 1
       tpacket-v3: "yes"
       ring-size: 5000
-      block-size: 32768
+      block-size: 69632
       block-timeout: 10
       use-emergency-flush: "yes"
       buffer-size: 32768