diff --git a/crates/kit/src/libvirt/domain.rs b/crates/kit/src/libvirt/domain.rs
index dad2b1c..6cef3d6 100644
--- a/crates/kit/src/libvirt/domain.rs
+++ b/crates/kit/src/libvirt/domain.rs
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ impl DomainBuilder {
                 "filesystem",
                 &[("type", "mount"), ("accessmode", "passthrough")],
             )?;
-            writer.write_empty_element("driver", &[("type", "virtiofs"), ("queue", "1024")])?;
+            writer.write_empty_element("driver", &[("type", "virtiofs"), ("queue", "4096")])?;
             if filesystem.readonly {
                 writer.write_empty_element("readonly", &[])?;
             }