diff --git a/daemon/README.rst b/daemon/README.rst
index 8f9c8af93908d82a76bd3a597c41b9f1df8b091f..7a892cc0423de08ae48c976e235f0535940589db 100644
--- a/daemon/README.rst
+++ b/daemon/README.rst
@@ -542,14 +542,14 @@ For when listening on ``localhost`` just doesn't cut it.
 
 .. function:: net.bufsize([udp_bufsize])
 
-   Get/set maximum EDNS payload available. Default is 1452 (the maximum unfragmented datagram size).
-   You cannot set less than 1220 (minimum size for DNSSEC) or more than 65535 octets.
+   Get/set maximum EDNS payload available. Default is 1452, increase it in cases when authoritatives send large payloads over UDP and don't support TCP.
+   You cannot set less than 512 (512 is DNS packet size without EDNS, 1220 is minimum size for DNSSEC) or more than 65535 octets.
 
    Example output:
 
    .. code-block:: lua
 
-	> net.bufsize(4096)
+	> net.bufsize 4096
 	> net.bufsize()
 	4096
 
diff --git a/daemon/bindings.c b/daemon/bindings.c
index 761cc6589af7a4a14ca9515bd8eba18e3a34dd37..3653f5d39d45bd878a8036c52d88e99899a14141 100644
--- a/daemon/bindings.c
+++ b/daemon/bindings.c
@@ -301,8 +301,8 @@ static int net_bufsize(lua_State *L)
 		return 1;
 	}
 	int bufsize = lua_tointeger(L, 1);
-	if (bufsize < KNOT_EDNS_MIN_DNSSEC_PAYLOAD || bufsize > UINT16_MAX) {
-		format_error(L, "bufsize must be within <1220, 65535>");
+	if (bufsize < 512 || bufsize > UINT16_MAX) {
+		format_error(L, "bufsize must be within <512, 65535>");
 		lua_error(L);
 	}
 	knot_edns_set_payload(opt_rr, (uint16_t) bufsize);
diff --git a/lib/defines.h b/lib/defines.h
index 0acc273a139ca0436fd4eb08618eb43e08d3f523..eed0e416c05c8197a591ec33c4bab4b3ab96f9c0 100644
--- a/lib/defines.h
+++ b/lib/defines.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static inline int __attribute__((__cold__)) kr_error(int x) {
  */
 #define KR_DNS_PORT   53
 #define KR_EDNS_VERSION 0
-#define KR_EDNS_PAYLOAD 4096 /* Default UDP payload (max unfragmented UDP is 1452B) */
+#define KR_EDNS_PAYLOAD 1452 /* Default UDP payload (max unfragmented UDP is 1452B) */
 
 /*
  * Address sanitizer hints.