diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/connections/jail.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/connections/jail.py
index bbe1613f7e4..4a47d5101e3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/connections/jail.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/connections/jail.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from ansible import errors
 from ansible.callbacks import vvv
 import ansible.constants as C
 
-BUFSIZE = 4096
+BUFSIZE = 65536
 
 class Connection(object):
     ''' Local BSD Jail based connections '''
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/connections/zone.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/connections/zone.py
index 9aaeb5471e9..ffcabfca5fe 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/connections/zone.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/connections/zone.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from ansible import errors
 from ansible.callbacks import vvv
 import ansible.constants as C
 
-BUFSIZE = 4096
+BUFSIZE = 65536
 
 class Connection(object):
     ''' Local zone based connections '''