diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index bd90bb4ee..79bec5c91 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 16 September 2014: Wouter
 	- Fix tcp timer waiting list removal code.
 	- iana portlist update.
+	- Updated the TCP_BACLOG from 5 to 256, so that the tcp accept queue
+	  is longer and more tcp connections can be handled.
 
 15 September 2014: Wouter
 	- Fix unit test for CDS typecode.
diff --git a/services/listen_dnsport.c b/services/listen_dnsport.c
index b339eaac0..b7ffb6d3f 100644
--- a/services/listen_dnsport.c
+++ b/services/listen_dnsport.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
 /** number of queued TCP connections for listen() */
-#define TCP_BACKLOG 5 
+#define TCP_BACKLOG 256 
 
 /**
  * Debug print of the getaddrinfo returned address.