diff --git a/libc/shared/rpc.h b/libc/shared/rpc.h
index 81cf9fc2c6d3..644d1bbf1020 100644
--- a/libc/shared/rpc.h
+++ b/libc/shared/rpc.h
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ struct Header {
 };
 
 /// The maximum number of parallel ports that the RPC interface can support.
-constexpr static uint64_t MAX_PORT_COUNT = 4096;
+/// This should be greater than the expected hardware's occupancy to ensure the
+/// interface is non-blocking.
+constexpr static uint64_t MAX_PORT_COUNT = 16384;
 
 /// A common process used to synchronize communication between a client and a
 /// server. The process contains a read-only inbox and a write-only outbox used