diff --git a/Lib/cmp.py b/Lib/cmp.py
index a73b795..4ebdfc6 100644
--- a/Lib/cmp.py
+++ b/Lib/cmp.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 	return type, size, mtime
 
 def do_cmp(f1, f2): # Compare two files, really
-	bufsize = 8096 # Could be tuned
+	bufsize = 8*1024 # Could be tuned
 	fp1 = open(f1, 'r')
 	fp2 = open(f2, 'r')
 	while 1:
diff --git a/Lib/cmpcache.py b/Lib/cmpcache.py
index d59fa60..494dcc1 100644
--- a/Lib/cmpcache.py
+++ b/Lib/cmpcache.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 #
 def do_cmp(f1, f2):
 	#print '    cmp', f1, f2 # XXX remove when debugged
-	bufsize = 8096 # Could be tuned
+	bufsize = 8*1024 # Could be tuned
 	fp1 = open(f1, 'r')
 	fp2 = open(f2, 'r')
 	while 1: