diff --git a/src/rtp/net_udp.c b/src/rtp/net_udp.c
index fa4012250..e446e62e5 100644
--- a/src/rtp/net_udp.c
+++ b/src/rtp/net_udp.c
@@ -1433,6 +1433,19 @@ static int resolve_address(socket_udp *s, const char *addr, uint16_t tx_port)
         return ret;
 }
 
+int
+udp_get_recv_buf(socket_udp *s)
+{
+        int       opt      = 0;
+        socklen_t opt_size = sizeof opt;
+        if (GETSOCKOPT(s->local->tx_fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, (sockopt_t) &opt,
+                       &opt_size) != 0) {
+                socket_error("Unable to get socket buffer size");
+                return -1;
+        }
+        return opt;
+}
+
 static bool
 udp_set_buf(socket_udp *s, int sockopt, int size)
 {
diff --git a/src/rtp/net_udp.h b/src/rtp/net_udp.h
index 97b7241c3..3ebaedaac 100644
--- a/src/rtp/net_udp.h
+++ b/src/rtp/net_udp.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ void	    udp_fd_zero(void);
 void        udp_fd_set(socket_udp *s);
 int         udp_fd_isset(socket_udp *s);
 
+int         udp_get_recv_buf(socket_udp *s);
 bool        udp_set_recv_buf(socket_udp *s, int size);
 bool        udp_set_send_buf(socket_udp *s, int size);
 void        udp_flush_recv_buf(socket_udp *s);
diff --git a/src/rtp/rtp.c b/src/rtp/rtp.c
index 140c949d5..b431efd69 100644
--- a/src/rtp/rtp.c
+++ b/src/rtp/rtp.c
@@ -3945,6 +3945,12 @@ bool rtp_set_recv_buf(struct rtp *session, int bufsize)
         return udp_set_recv_buf(session->rtp_socket, bufsize);
 }
 
+int
+rtp_get_recv_buf(struct rtp *session)
+{
+        return udp_get_recv_buf(session->rtp_socket);
+}
+
 /**
  * Sets sender buffer size
  * @param session the RTP Session
diff --git a/src/rtp/rtp.h b/src/rtp/rtp.h
index 35dfbb0d8..715017a0b 100644
--- a/src/rtp/rtp.h
+++ b/src/rtp/rtp.h
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ bool             rtp_set_my_ssrc(struct rtp *session, uint32_t ssrc);
 uint8_t		*rtp_get_userdata(struct rtp *session);
 void 		 rtp_set_recv_iov(struct rtp *session, struct msghdr *m);
 
+int              rtp_get_recv_buf(struct rtp *session);
 bool             rtp_set_recv_buf(struct rtp *session, int bufsize);
 bool             rtp_set_send_buf(struct rtp *session, int bufsize);
 
diff --git a/src/video_rxtx/rtp.cpp b/src/video_rxtx/rtp.cpp
index 8c36d519e..f4dba467f 100644
--- a/src/video_rxtx/rtp.cpp
+++ b/src/video_rxtx/rtp.cpp
@@ -250,13 +250,13 @@ rtp_video_rxtx::~rtp_video_rxtx()
 
 void rtp_video_rxtx::display_buf_increase_warning(int size)
 {
-        log_msg(LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE, "\n***\n"
+        log_msg(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "\n***\n"
                         "Unable to set buffer size to %d B.\n"
 #if defined WIN32
                         "See https://github.com/CESNET/UltraGrid/wiki/Extending-Network-Buffers-%%28Windows%%29 for details.\n",
 #else
-                        "Please set net.core.rmem_max value to %d or greater. (see also\n"
-                        "https://github.com/CESNET/UltraGrid/wiki/OS-Setup-UltraGrid)\n"
+                        "Please set net.core.rmem_max value to %d or greater (see also\n"
+                        "https://github.com/CESNET/UltraGrid/wiki/OS-Setup-UltraGrid):\n"
 #ifdef HAVE_MACOSX
                         "\tsysctl -w kern.ipc.maxsockbuf=%d\n"
                         "\tsysctl -w net.inet.udp.recvspace=%d\n"
@@ -301,10 +301,7 @@ struct rtp *rtp_video_rxtx::initialize_network(const char *addr, int recv_port,
                 rtp_set_option(device, RTP_OPT_SEND_BACK, TRUE);
         }
 
-        if (!rtp_set_recv_buf(device, INITIAL_VIDEO_RECV_BUFFER_SIZE)) {
-                display_buf_increase_warning(INITIAL_VIDEO_RECV_BUFFER_SIZE);
-        }
-
+        rtp_set_recv_buf(device, INITIAL_VIDEO_RECV_BUFFER_SIZE);
         rtp_set_send_buf(device, INITIAL_VIDEO_SEND_BUFFER_SIZE);
 
         pdb_add(participants, rtp_my_ssrc(device));
diff --git a/src/video_rxtx/ultragrid_rtp.cpp b/src/video_rxtx/ultragrid_rtp.cpp
index 360541277..e7dffa8d6 100644
--- a/src/video_rxtx/ultragrid_rtp.cpp
+++ b/src/video_rxtx/ultragrid_rtp.cpp
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ void *ultragrid_rtp_video_rxtx::receiver_loop()
         set_thread_name(__func__);
         struct pdb_e *cp;
         int fr;
-        int last_buf_size = INITIAL_VIDEO_RECV_BUFFER_SIZE;
+        int last_buf_size = rtp_get_recv_buf(m_network_device);
 
 #ifdef SHARED_DECODER
         struct vcodec_state *shared_decoder = new_video_decoder(m_display_device);