diff --git a/sys/dev/iscsi/icl_soft.c b/sys/dev/iscsi/icl_soft.c
index bd4d9db81bb..41d20b4abf6 100644
--- a/sys/dev/iscsi/icl_soft.c
+++ b/sys/dev/iscsi/icl_soft.c
@@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@ icl_soft_limits(struct icl_drv_limits *idl)
 	idl->idl_max_recv_data_segment_length = 128 * 1024;
 	idl->idl_max_send_data_segment_length = 128 * 1024;
 	idl->idl_max_burst_length = 262144;
-	idl->idl_first_burst_length = 65536;
+	idl->idl_first_burst_length = idl->idl_max_burst_length;
 
 	return (0);
 }