diff --git a/wireguard/device/queueconstants_default.go b/wireguard/device/queueconstants_default.go
index f22fa33df..ae02b6387 100644
--- a/wireguard/device/queueconstants_default.go
+++ b/wireguard/device/queueconstants_default.go
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ const (
 	QueueInboundSize           = 1024
 	QueueHandshakeSize         = 1024
 	MaxSegmentSize             = (1 << 16) - 1 // largest possible UDP datagram
-	PreallocatedBuffersPerPool = 0             // Disable and allow for infinite memory growth
+	PreallocatedBuffersPerPool = 4096          // Disable and allow for infinite memory growth
 )
diff --git a/wireguard/device/queueconstants_windows.go b/wireguard/device/queueconstants_windows.go
index 1eee32ba1..3404afbf0 100644
--- a/wireguard/device/queueconstants_windows.go
+++ b/wireguard/device/queueconstants_windows.go
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ const (
 	QueueInboundSize           = 1024
 	QueueHandshakeSize         = 1024
 	MaxSegmentSize             = 2048 - 32 // largest possible UDP datagram
-	PreallocatedBuffersPerPool = 0         // Disable and allow for infinite memory growth
+	PreallocatedBuffersPerPool = 4096      // Disable and allow for infinite memory growth
 )