diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index f5e7ce9..4226a7e 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ static int timed_connect(int sock, const struct sockaddr *addr, socklen_t len) {
 
 
 #define INVALID_INDEX 0xFFFFFFFFU
+#define BUFF_SIZE 1024  // used to read responses from proxies.
 static int tunnel_to(int sock, ip_type ip, unsigned short port, proxy_type pt, char *user, char *pass) {
 	char *dns_name = NULL;
 	char hostnamebuf[MSG_LEN_MAX];
diff --git a/src/core.h b/src/core.h
index acb0152..fd9b6c8 100644
--- a/src/core.h
+++ b/src/core.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 #ifndef __CORE_HEADER
 #define __CORE_HEADER
-#define BUFF_SIZE 8*1024  // used to read responses from proxies.
 #define     MAX_LOCALNET 64
 #define     MAX_DNAT 64