diff --git a/ap/app/iozone/0002-Reduce-maximum-buffer-size.patch b/ap/app/iozone/0002-Reduce-maximum-buffer-size.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61195e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ap/app/iozone/0002-Reduce-maximum-buffer-size.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/src/current/iozone.c
++++ b/src/current/iozone.c
+@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ struct master_neutral_command {
+ /* At 16 Meg switch to large records */
+ #define CROSSOVER (16*1024)		
+ /* Maximum buffer size*/
+-#define MAXBUFFERSIZE (16*1024*1024)
++#define MAXBUFFERSIZE (2*1024*1024)
+ #endif
+ 
+ /* Maximum number of children. Threads/procs/clients */