diff --git a/Lib/test/test_socket.py b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
index 549e79c..35e983e 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_socket.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@
 
     def _testRecvFromIntoSmallBuffer(self):
         with test_support.check_py3k_warnings():
-            buf = buffer(MSG*2048)
+            buf = buffer(MSG)
         self.serv_conn.send(buf)
 
     def testRecvFromIntoEmptyBuffer(self):