diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index 7bd5c46..44c14a8 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@
  * a local interrupt disable for that.
  */
 
-#define BH_LRU_SIZE	8
+#define BH_LRU_SIZE	16
 
 struct bh_lru {
 	struct buffer_head *bhs[BH_LRU_SIZE];