diff --git a/hal/socket/linux/socket_linux.c b/hal/socket/linux/socket_linux.c
index 50f00c64..350bf2ec 100644
--- a/hal/socket/linux/socket_linux.c
+++ b/hal/socket/linux/socket_linux.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ TcpServerSocket_create(const char* address, int port)
         if (bind(fd, (struct sockaddr *) &serverAddress, sizeof(serverAddress)) >= 0) {
             serverSocket = (ServerSocket) GLOBAL_MALLOC(sizeof(struct sServerSocket));
             serverSocket->fd = fd;
-            serverSocket->backLog = 0;
+            serverSocket->backLog = 2;
 
             setSocketNonBlocking((Socket) serverSocket);
         }