diff --git a/engine/cl_main.cpp b/engine/cl_main.cpp
index 24f4eaf40f..f7b7776038 100644
--- a/engine/cl_main.cpp
+++ b/engine/cl_main.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void WriteConfig_f( ConVar *var, const char *pOldString );
 // If we get more than 250 messages in the incoming buffer queue, dump any above this #
 #define MAX_INCOMING_MESSAGES		250
 // Size of command send buffer
-#define MAX_CMD_BUFFER				0x100000
+#define MAX_CMD_BUFFER				0x10000
 
 CGlobalVarsBase g_ClientGlobalVariables( true );
 IVideoRecorder *g_pVideoRecorder = NULL;