diff --git a/include/socks/vm.h b/include/socks/vm.h
index 588d5fb..8eac77c 100644
--- a/include/socks/vm.h
+++ b/include/socks/vm.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ struct bcache;
 /* maximum number of supported page orders */
 #define VM_MAX_PAGE_ORDERS (VM_PAGE_MAX_ORDER + 1)
 /* maximum number of sparse memory sectors */
-#define VM_MAX_SECTORS 1024
+#define VM_MAX_SECTORS 8192
 
 /* maximum number of disk sectors that can be stored in a single
    page. AKA the number of bits in the sector bitmap.