diff --git a/sysklogd/Config.in b/sysklogd/Config.in
index 0664be08d..0d819e195 100644
--- a/sysklogd/Config.in
+++ b/sysklogd/Config.in
@@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ config FEATURE_SYSLOGD_DUP
 	  Option -D instructs syslogd to drop consecutive messages
 	  which are totally the same.
 
+config FEATURE_SYSLOGD_READ_BUFFER_SIZE
+       int "Read buffer size in bytes"
+       default 256
+       range 256 20000
+       depends on SYSLOGD
+       help
+         This option sets the size of the syslog read buffer.
+         Actual memory usage increases around five times the
+         change done here.
+
 config FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG
 	bool "Circular Buffer support"
 	default n
diff --git a/sysklogd/syslogd.c b/sysklogd/syslogd.c
index 33203697d..6bc450bf9 100644
--- a/sysklogd/syslogd.c
+++ b/sysklogd/syslogd.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 #undef SYSLOGD_WRLOCK
 
 enum {
-	MAX_READ = 256,
+	MAX_READ = CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOGD_READ_BUFFER_SIZE,
 	DNS_WAIT_SEC = 2 * 60,
 };