diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index c24fdbd..bc586e1 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -3923,7 +3923,7 @@
 			}
 		}
 		list_for_each_entry(l, &bind_conf->listeners, by_bind) {
-			l->maxaccept = global.tune.maxaccept ? global.tune.maxaccept : 64;
+			l->maxaccept = global.tune.maxaccept ? global.tune.maxaccept : MAX_ACCEPT;
 			l->accept = session_accept_fd;
 			l->analysers |=  cfg_log_forward->fe_req_ana;
 			l->default_target = cfg_log_forward->default_target;
@@ -3991,7 +3991,7 @@
 		}
 		list_for_each_entry(l, &bind_conf->listeners, by_bind) {
 			/* the fact that the sockets are of type dgram is guaranteed by str2receiver() */
-			l->maxaccept = global.tune.maxaccept ? global.tune.maxaccept : 64;
+			l->maxaccept = global.tune.maxaccept ? global.tune.maxaccept : MAX_ACCEPT;
 			l->rx.iocb   = syslog_fd_handler;
 			global.maxsock++;
 		}