diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/managers.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/managers.py
index 5a57288..5588ead 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/managers.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/managers.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
         Listener, Client = listener_client[serializer]
 
         # do authentication later
-        self.listener = Listener(address=address, backlog=5)
+        self.listener = Listener(address=address, backlog=16)
         self.address = self.listener.address
 
         self.id_to_obj = {'0': (None, ())}