diff --git a/code/leak.c b/code/leak.c
index 98697db01..f00681ff5 100644
--- a/code/leak.c
+++ b/code/leak.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ main(void)
 			printf("main: error: pipe2: object %lu\n", i);
 			exit(-1);
 		}
-		ret = fcntl(spray[i][0], F_SETPIPE_SZ, 2 << 12);
+		ret = fcntl(spray[i][0], F_SETPIPE_SZ, 8);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			printf("main: error: fcntl: object %lu\n", i);
 			exit(-1);