diff --git a/src/charon/plugins/stroke/stroke_socket.c b/src/charon/plugins/stroke/stroke_socket.c
index d8ea24e14..706a5ae4f 100644
--- a/src/charon/plugins/stroke/stroke_socket.c
+++ b/src/charon/plugins/stroke/stroke_socket.c
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ static bool open_socket(private_stroke_socket_t *this)
 			 strerror(errno));
 	}
 	
-	if (listen(this->socket, 0) < 0)
+	if (listen(this->socket, 10) < 0)
 	{
 		DBG1(DBG_CFG, "could not listen on stroke socket: %s", strerror(errno));
 		close(this->socket);