diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index 0c013d2b5d8f..5b878e523abf 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -378,8 +378,8 @@ static struct sock *smc_sock_alloc(struct net *net, struct socket *sock,
 	sk->sk_state = SMC_INIT;
 	sk->sk_destruct = smc_destruct;
 	sk->sk_protocol = protocol;
-	WRITE_ONCE(sk->sk_sndbuf, READ_ONCE(net->smc.sysctl_wmem));
-	WRITE_ONCE(sk->sk_rcvbuf, READ_ONCE(net->smc.sysctl_rmem));
+	WRITE_ONCE(sk->sk_sndbuf, 2 * READ_ONCE(net->smc.sysctl_wmem));
+	WRITE_ONCE(sk->sk_rcvbuf, 2 * READ_ONCE(net->smc.sysctl_rmem));
 	smc = smc_sk(sk);
 	INIT_WORK(&smc->tcp_listen_work, smc_tcp_listen_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&smc->connect_work, smc_connect_work);
diff --git a/net/smc/smc.h b/net/smc/smc.h
index 2eeea4cdc718..1f2b912c43d1 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc.h
+++ b/net/smc/smc.h
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ struct smc_connection {
 
 	struct smc_buf_desc	*sndbuf_desc;	/* send buffer descriptor */
 	struct smc_buf_desc	*rmb_desc;	/* RMBE descriptor */
-	int			rmbe_size_short;/* compressed notation */
+	int                     rmbe_size_comp; /* compressed notation */
 	int			rmbe_update_limit;
 						/* lower limit for consumer
 						 * cursor update
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_clc.c b/net/smc/smc_clc.c
index b9b8b07aa702..c90d9e5dda54 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_clc.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_clc.c
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ static int smc_clc_send_confirm_accept(struct smc_sock *smc,
 		clc->d0.gid =
 			conn->lgr->smcd->ops->get_local_gid(conn->lgr->smcd);
 		clc->d0.token = conn->rmb_desc->token;
-		clc->d0.dmbe_size = conn->rmbe_size_short;
+		clc->d0.dmbe_size = conn->rmbe_size_comp;
 		clc->d0.dmbe_idx = 0;
 		memcpy(&clc->d0.linkid, conn->lgr->id, SMC_LGR_ID_SIZE);
 		if (version == SMC_V1) {
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ static int smc_clc_send_confirm_accept(struct smc_sock *smc,
 			clc->r0.qp_mtu = min(link->path_mtu, link->peer_mtu);
 			break;
 		}
-		clc->r0.rmbe_size = conn->rmbe_size_short;
+		clc->r0.rmbe_size = conn->rmbe_size_comp;
 		clc->r0.rmb_dma_addr = conn->rmb_desc->is_vm ?
 			cpu_to_be64((uintptr_t)conn->rmb_desc->cpu_addr) :
 			cpu_to_be64((u64)sg_dma_address
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_core.c b/net/smc/smc_core.c
index 3f465faf2b68..6b78075404d7 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_core.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_core.c
@@ -2309,31 +2309,30 @@ static int __smc_buf_create(struct smc_sock *smc, bool is_smcd, bool is_rmb)
 	struct smc_connection *conn = &smc->conn;
 	struct smc_link_group *lgr = conn->lgr;
 	struct list_head *buf_list;
-	int bufsize, bufsize_short;
+	int bufsize, bufsize_comp;
 	struct rw_semaphore *lock;	/* lock buffer list */
 	bool is_dgraded = false;
-	int sk_buf_size;
 
 	if (is_rmb)
 		/* use socket recv buffer size (w/o overhead) as start value */
-		sk_buf_size = smc->sk.sk_rcvbuf;
+		bufsize = smc->sk.sk_rcvbuf / 2;
 	else
 		/* use socket send buffer size (w/o overhead) as start value */
-		sk_buf_size = smc->sk.sk_sndbuf;
+		bufsize = smc->sk.sk_sndbuf / 2;
 
-	for (bufsize_short = smc_compress_bufsize(sk_buf_size, is_smcd, is_rmb);
-	     bufsize_short >= 0; bufsize_short--) {
+	for (bufsize_comp = smc_compress_bufsize(bufsize, is_smcd, is_rmb);
+	     bufsize_comp >= 0; bufsize_comp--) {
 		if (is_rmb) {
 			lock = &lgr->rmbs_lock;
-			buf_list = &lgr->rmbs[bufsize_short];
+			buf_list = &lgr->rmbs[bufsize_comp];
 		} else {
 			lock = &lgr->sndbufs_lock;
-			buf_list = &lgr->sndbufs[bufsize_short];
+			buf_list = &lgr->sndbufs[bufsize_comp];
 		}
-		bufsize = smc_uncompress_bufsize(bufsize_short);
+		bufsize = smc_uncompress_bufsize(bufsize_comp);
 
 		/* check for reusable slot in the link group */
-		buf_desc = smc_buf_get_slot(bufsize_short, lock, buf_list);
+		buf_desc = smc_buf_get_slot(bufsize_comp, lock, buf_list);
 		if (buf_desc) {
 			buf_desc->is_dma_need_sync = 0;
 			SMC_STAT_RMB_SIZE(smc, is_smcd, is_rmb, bufsize);
@@ -2377,8 +2376,8 @@ static int __smc_buf_create(struct smc_sock *smc, bool is_smcd, bool is_rmb)
 
 	if (is_rmb) {
 		conn->rmb_desc = buf_desc;
-		conn->rmbe_size_short = bufsize_short;
-		smc->sk.sk_rcvbuf = bufsize;
+		conn->rmbe_size_comp = bufsize_comp;
+		smc->sk.sk_rcvbuf = bufsize * 2;
 		atomic_set(&conn->bytes_to_rcv, 0);
 		conn->rmbe_update_limit =
 			smc_rmb_wnd_update_limit(buf_desc->len);
@@ -2386,7 +2385,7 @@ static int __smc_buf_create(struct smc_sock *smc, bool is_smcd, bool is_rmb)
 			smc_ism_set_conn(conn); /* map RMB/smcd_dev to conn */
 	} else {
 		conn->sndbuf_desc = buf_desc;
-		smc->sk.sk_sndbuf = bufsize;
+		smc->sk.sk_sndbuf = bufsize * 2;
 		atomic_set(&conn->sndbuf_space, bufsize);
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_sysctl.c b/net/smc/smc_sysctl.c
index b6f79fabb9d3..0b2a957ca5f5 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_sysctl.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_sysctl.c
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 
 static int min_sndbuf = SMC_BUF_MIN_SIZE;
 static int min_rcvbuf = SMC_BUF_MIN_SIZE;
+static int max_sndbuf = INT_MAX / 2;
+static int max_rcvbuf = INT_MAX / 2;
+static const int net_smc_wmem_init = (64 * 1024);
+static const int net_smc_rmem_init = (64 * 1024);
 
 static struct ctl_table smc_table[] = {
 	{
@@ -53,6 +57,7 @@ static struct ctl_table smc_table[] = {
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
 		.extra1		= &min_sndbuf,
+		.extra2		= &max_sndbuf,
 	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "rmem",
@@ -61,6 +66,7 @@ static struct ctl_table smc_table[] = {
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
 		.extra1		= &min_rcvbuf,
+		.extra2		= &max_rcvbuf,
 	},
 	{  }
 };
@@ -88,8 +94,8 @@ int __net_init smc_sysctl_net_init(struct net *net)
 	net->smc.sysctl_autocorking_size = SMC_AUTOCORKING_DEFAULT_SIZE;
 	net->smc.sysctl_smcr_buf_type = SMCR_PHYS_CONT_BUFS;
 	net->smc.sysctl_smcr_testlink_time = SMC_LLC_TESTLINK_DEFAULT_TIME;
-	WRITE_ONCE(net->smc.sysctl_wmem, READ_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_wmem[1]));
-	WRITE_ONCE(net->smc.sysctl_rmem, READ_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_rmem[1]));
+	WRITE_ONCE(net->smc.sysctl_wmem, net_smc_wmem_init);
+	WRITE_ONCE(net->smc.sysctl_rmem, net_smc_rmem_init);
 
 	return 0;