diff --git a/src/lib/eet/eet_connection.c b/src/lib/eet/eet_connection.c
index a192d4e917..61c5f8d84a 100644
--- a/src/lib/eet/eet_connection.c
+++ b/src/lib/eet/eet_connection.c
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ void *alloca(size_t);
 #include "Eet.h"
 #include "Eet_private.h"
 
-/* max message size: 1Mb - raised from original 64Kb */
-#define MAX_MSG_SIZE (1024 * 1024)
+/* max message size: 1Gb - raised from original 64Kb */
+#define MAX_MSG_SIZE (1024 * 1024 * 1024)
 #define MAGIC_EET_DATA_PACKET 0x4270ACE1
 
 struct _Eet_Connection