diff --git a/lib/sockopt.c b/lib/sockopt.c
index 74bc034ccd75..003ddb72dc2d 100644
--- a/lib/sockopt.c
+++ b/lib/sockopt.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #define HAVE_BSD_STRUCT_IP_MREQ_HACK
 #endif
 
-void setsockopt_so_recvbuf(int sock, int size)
+int setsockopt_so_recvbuf(int sock, int size)
 {
 	int orig_req = size;
 
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@ void setsockopt_so_recvbuf(int sock, int size)
 		flog_err(EC_LIB_SOCKET,
 			 "%s: fd %d: SO_RCVBUF set to %d (requested %d)",
 			 __func__, sock, size, orig_req);
+
+	return size;
 }
 
-void setsockopt_so_sendbuf(const int sock, int size)
+int setsockopt_so_sendbuf(const int sock, int size)
 {
 	int orig_req = size;
 
@@ -51,6 +53,8 @@ void setsockopt_so_sendbuf(const int sock, int size)
 		flog_err(EC_LIB_SOCKET,
 			 "%s: fd %d: SO_SNDBUF set to %d (requested %d)",
 			 __func__, sock, size, orig_req);
+
+	return size;
 }
 
 int getsockopt_so_sendbuf(const int sock)
diff --git a/lib/sockopt.h b/lib/sockopt.h
index e6fb78d5e4ef..cbf988cbe718 100644
--- a/lib/sockopt.h
+++ b/lib/sockopt.h
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-extern void setsockopt_so_recvbuf(int sock, int size);
-extern void setsockopt_so_sendbuf(const int sock, int size);
+extern int setsockopt_so_recvbuf(int sock, int size);
+extern int setsockopt_so_sendbuf(const int sock, int size);
 extern int getsockopt_so_sendbuf(const int sock);
 extern int getsockopt_so_recvbuf(const int sock);
 
diff --git a/lib/vty.c b/lib/vty.c
index 256a3bb3f538..1d04e75bf445 100644
--- a/lib/vty.c
+++ b/lib/vty.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "northbound_cli.h"
 #include "printfrr.h"
 #include "json.h"
+#include "sockopt.h"
 
 #include <arpa/telnet.h>
 #include <termios.h>
@@ -352,7 +353,7 @@ int vty_out(struct vty *vty, const char *format, ...)
 		 * put the data of collective vty->obuf Linked List items on the
 		 * socket and free the vty->obuf data.
 		 */
-		if (vty->vty_buf_size_accumulated >= VTY_MAX_INTERMEDIATE_FLUSH) {
+		if (vty->vty_buf_size_accumulated >= vty->buf_size_intermediate) {
 			vty->vty_buf_size_accumulated = 0;
 			vtysh_flush(vty);
 		}
@@ -2157,15 +2158,15 @@ static void vtysh_accept(struct event *thread)
 	 * Increasing the SEND socket buffer size so that the socket can hold
 	 * before sending it to VTY shell.
 	 */
-	ret = setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF, (char *)&sndbufsize,
-			 sizeof(sndbufsize));
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	ret = setsockopt_so_sendbuf(sock, sndbufsize);
+	if (ret <= 0) {
 		flog_err(EC_LIB_SOCKET,
 			 "Cannot set socket %d send buffer size, %s", sock,
 			 safe_strerror(errno));
 		close(sock);
 		return;
 	}
+
 	set_cloexec(sock);
 
 #ifdef VTYSH_DEBUG
@@ -2173,6 +2174,13 @@ static void vtysh_accept(struct event *thread)
 #endif /* VTYSH_DEBUG */
 
 	vty = vty_new();
+
+	vty->buf_size_set = ret;
+	if (vty->buf_size_set < VTY_MAX_INTERMEDIATE_FLUSH)
+		vty->buf_size_intermediate = vty->buf_size_set / 2;
+	else
+		vty->buf_size_intermediate = VTY_MAX_INTERMEDIATE_FLUSH;
+
 	vty->fd = sock;
 	vty->wfd = sock;
 	vty->type = VTY_SHELL_SERV;
diff --git a/lib/vty.h b/lib/vty.h
index e511e8e79ae4..be54159aa95d 100644
--- a/lib/vty.h
+++ b/lib/vty.h
@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ struct vty {
 	bool mgmt_locked_candidate_ds;
 	bool mgmt_locked_running_ds;
 	uint64_t vty_buf_size_accumulated;
+
+	int buf_size_set;
+	uint64_t buf_size_intermediate;
 };
 
 static inline void vty_push_context(struct vty *vty, int node, uint64_t id)
diff --git a/vtysh/vtysh.c b/vtysh/vtysh.c
index 5a54c60c6b11..c460dea70cda 100644
--- a/vtysh/vtysh.c
+++ b/vtysh/vtysh.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "frrstr.h"
 #include "json.h"
 #include "ferr.h"
+#include "sockopt.h"
 
 DEFINE_MTYPE_STATIC(MVTYSH, VTYSH_CMD, "Vtysh cmd copy");
 
@@ -4690,9 +4691,8 @@ static int vtysh_connect(struct vtysh_client *vclient)
 	 * Increasing the RECEIVE socket buffer size so that the socket can hold
 	 * after receving from other process.
 	 */
-	ret = setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, (char *)&rcvbufsize,
-			 sizeof(rcvbufsize));
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	ret = setsockopt_so_recvbuf(sock, rcvbufsize);
+	if (ret <= 0) {
 #ifdef DEBUG
 		fprintf(stderr, "Cannot set socket %d rcv buffer size, %s\n",
 			sock, safe_strerror(errno));