diff --git a/src/auth/gssapi.c b/src/auth/gssapi.c
index daf5aa6d..b5479b77 100644
--- a/src/auth/gssapi.c
+++ b/src/auth/gssapi.c
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@
 #include <gssapi/gssapi_krb5.h>
 #include <gl/base64.h>
 
-#define MAX_MSG_SIZE 256
-
 static gss_cred_id_t glob_creds;
 gss_OID_set glob_oids;
 
diff --git a/src/vpn.h b/src/vpn.h
index 6a57b452..1a886e96 100644
--- a/src/vpn.h
+++ b/src/vpn.h
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ extern int syslog_open;
 
 
 #define MAX_CIPHERSUITE_NAME 64
-#define MAX_MSG_SIZE 256
+#define MAX_MSG_SIZE 2048
 #define SID_SIZE 16
 
 typedef enum {