diff --git a/zebra/zebra_evpn.c b/zebra/zebra_evpn.c
index ae9b3c49eb0a..ebb5a422985e 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_evpn.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_evpn.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ static int ip_prefix_send_to_client(vrf_id_t vrf_id, struct prefix *p,
 	if (!client)
 		return 0;
 
-	s = stream_new(ZEBRA_MAX_PACKET_SIZ);
+	s = stream_new(ZEBRA_SMALL_PACKET_SIZE);
 
 	zclient_create_header(s, cmd, vrf_id);
 	stream_put(s, p, sizeof(struct prefix));
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ int zebra_evpn_send_add_to_client(struct zebra_evpn *zevpn)
 
 	svi_index = zevpn->svi_if ? zevpn->svi_if->ifindex : 0;
 
-	s = stream_new(ZEBRA_MAX_PACKET_SIZ);
+	s = stream_new(ZEBRA_SMALL_PACKET_SIZE);
 
 	zclient_create_header(s, ZEBRA_VNI_ADD, zebra_vrf_get_evpn_id());
 	stream_putl(s, zevpn->vni);
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ int zebra_evpn_send_del_to_client(struct zebra_evpn *zevpn)
 		zebra_evpn_update_all_es(zevpn);
 	}
 
-	s = stream_new(ZEBRA_MAX_PACKET_SIZ);
+	s = stream_new(ZEBRA_SMALL_PACKET_SIZE);
 	stream_reset(s);
 
 	zclient_create_header(s, ZEBRA_VNI_DEL, zebra_vrf_get_evpn_id());
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_evpn_mac.c b/zebra/zebra_evpn_mac.c
index 753354df61f6..bfc060db61ab 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_evpn_mac.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_evpn_mac.c
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ int zebra_evpn_macip_send_msg_to_client(vni_t vni,
 	if (!client)
 		return 0;
 
-	s = stream_new(ZEBRA_MAX_PACKET_SIZ);
+	s = stream_new(ZEBRA_SMALL_PACKET_SIZE);
 
 	zclient_create_header(s, cmd, zebra_vrf_get_evpn_id());
 	stream_putl(s, vni);
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_evpn_mh.c b/zebra/zebra_evpn_mh.c
index 35d5027fb8a6..0d9d912f8366 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_evpn_mh.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_evpn_mh.c
@@ -1935,7 +1935,7 @@ static int zebra_evpn_es_send_add_to_client(struct zebra_evpn_es *es)
 	if (!client)
 		return 0;
 
-	s = stream_new(ZEBRA_MAX_PACKET_SIZ);
+	s = stream_new(ZEBRA_SMALL_PACKET_SIZE);
 
 	zclient_create_header(s, ZEBRA_LOCAL_ES_ADD, zebra_vrf_get_evpn_id());
 	stream_put(s, &es->esi, sizeof(esi_t));
@@ -1971,7 +1971,7 @@ static int zebra_evpn_es_send_del_to_client(struct zebra_evpn_es *es)
 	if (!client)
 		return 0;
 
-	s = stream_new(ZEBRA_MAX_PACKET_SIZ);
+	s = stream_new(ZEBRA_SMALL_PACKET_SIZE);
 	stream_reset(s);
 
 	zclient_create_header(s, ZEBRA_LOCAL_ES_DEL, zebra_vrf_get_evpn_id());
@@ -2639,7 +2639,7 @@ static int zebra_evpn_es_evi_send_to_client(struct zebra_evpn_es *es,
 	if (!client)
 		return 0;
 
-	s = stream_new(ZEBRA_MAX_PACKET_SIZ);
+	s = stream_new(ZEBRA_SMALL_PACKET_SIZE);
 
 	zclient_create_header(s,
 			add ? ZEBRA_LOCAL_ES_EVI_ADD : ZEBRA_LOCAL_ES_EVI_DEL,