diff --git a/doc/api.html b/doc/api.html
index 09e1ca775a..f5d7152e62 100644
--- a/doc/api.html
+++ b/doc/api.html
@@ -1528,7 +1528,7 @@ Creates a new TCP server.
 the <tt>"connection"</tt> event.</p></div>
 </dd>
 <dt class="hdlist1">
-<tt>server.listen(port, host=null, backlog=1024)</tt> 
+<tt>server.listen(port, host=null, backlog=128)</tt> 
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@ Tells the server to listen for TCP connections to <tt>port</tt> and <tt>host</tt
 </p>
 <div class="paragraph"><p><tt>host</tt> is optional. If <tt>host</tt> is not specified the server will accept client
 connections on any network address.</p></div>
-<div class="paragraph"><p>The third argument, <tt>backlog</tt>, is also optional and defaults to 1024.  The
+<div class="paragraph"><p>The third argument, <tt>backlog</tt>, is also optional and defaults to 128.  The
 <tt>backlog</tt> argument defines the maximum length to which the queue of pending
 connections for the server may grow.</p></div>
 <div class="paragraph"><p>This function is synchronous.</p></div>
@@ -1944,7 +1944,7 @@ init (Handle&lt;Object&gt; target)
 <div id="footer">
 <div id="footer-text">
 Version 0.1.11<br />
-Last updated 2009-09-23 16:59:33 CEST
+Last updated 2009-09-23 17:54:21 CEST
 </div>
 </div>
 </body>
diff --git a/doc/api.txt b/doc/api.txt
index 96659b67ed..a7ea452eac 100644
--- a/doc/api.txt
+++ b/doc/api.txt
@@ -985,13 +985,13 @@ The +connection_listener+ argument is automatically set as a listener for
 the +"connection"+ event.
 
 
-+server.listen(port, host=null, backlog=1024)+ ::
++server.listen(port, host=null, backlog=128)+ ::
 Tells the server to listen for TCP connections to +port+ and +host+.
 +
 +host+ is optional. If +host+ is not specified the server will accept client
 connections on any network address.
 +
-The third argument, +backlog+, is also optional and defaults to 1024.  The
+The third argument, +backlog+, is also optional and defaults to 128.  The
 +backlog+ argument defines the maximum length to which the queue of pending
 connections for the server may grow.
 +
diff --git a/doc/node.1 b/doc/node.1
index d553bb8630..915994d491 100644
--- a/doc/node.1
+++ b/doc/node.1
@@ -1443,7 +1443,7 @@ argument is automatically set as a listener for the
 event\.
 .RE
 .PP
-server\.listen(port, host=null, backlog=1024)
+server\.listen(port, host=null, backlog=128)
 .RS 4
 Tells the server to listen for TCP connections to
 port
@@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@ host
 is not specified the server will accept client connections on any network address\.
 .sp
 The third argument,
-backlog, is also optional and defaults to 1024\. The
+backlog, is also optional and defaults to 128\. The
 backlog
 argument defines the maximum length to which the queue of pending connections for the server may grow\.
 .sp
diff --git a/src/net.cc b/src/net.cc
index 7e67cbe174..53670dd05d 100644
--- a/src/net.cc
+++ b/src/net.cc
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ Handle<Value> Server::Listen(const Arguments& args) {
 #endif
 
   char host[DNS_MAXNAME+1] = "\0";
-  int backlog = 1024;
+  int backlog = 128;
 
   if (args.Length() == 2) {
     if (args[1]->IsInt32()) {