diff --git a/examples/netlink_route/netlink_route_main.c b/examples/netlink_route/netlink_route_main.c
index 53112dc5c..887ac9a93 100644
--- a/examples/netlink_route/netlink_route_main.c
+++ b/examples/netlink_route/netlink_route_main.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 #define MAX_DEVICES 16
-#define MAX_ROUTES  64
+#define MAX_ROUTES  4
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_IPv6
 #  define ROUTE_BUFSIZE INET6_ADDRSTRLEN
diff --git a/netutils/netlib/netlib_getroute.c b/netutils/netlib/netlib_getroute.c
index 84c670b2e..07db74070 100644
--- a/netutils/netlib/netlib_getroute.c
+++ b/netutils/netlib/netlib_getroute.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
  * Pre-processor definitions
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-#define RXBUFFER_SIZE 64
+#define RXBUFFER_SIZE 128
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Private Types