diff --git a/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_test.c b/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_test.c
index 90718c2fd4ea..5dc7767039f6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_test.c
@@ -392,11 +392,12 @@ static void test_stream_msg_peek_server(const struct test_opts *opts)
 }
 
 #define SOCK_BUF_SIZE (2 * 1024 * 1024)
-#define MAX_MSG_SIZE (32 * 1024)
+#define MAX_MSG_PAGES 4
 
 static void test_seqpacket_msg_bounds_client(const struct test_opts *opts)
 {
 	unsigned long curr_hash;
+	size_t max_msg_size;
 	int page_size;
 	int msg_count;
 	int fd;
@@ -412,7 +413,8 @@ static void test_seqpacket_msg_bounds_client(const struct test_opts *opts)
 
 	curr_hash = 0;
 	page_size = getpagesize();
-	msg_count = SOCK_BUF_SIZE / MAX_MSG_SIZE;
+	max_msg_size = MAX_MSG_PAGES * page_size;
+	msg_count = SOCK_BUF_SIZE / max_msg_size;
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < msg_count; i++) {
 		ssize_t send_size;
@@ -423,7 +425,7 @@ static void test_seqpacket_msg_bounds_client(const struct test_opts *opts)
 		/* Use "small" buffers and "big" buffers. */
 		if (i & 1)
 			buf_size = page_size +
-					(rand() % (MAX_MSG_SIZE - page_size));
+					(rand() % (max_msg_size - page_size));
 		else
 			buf_size = 1 + (rand() % page_size);
 
@@ -479,7 +481,6 @@ static void test_seqpacket_msg_bounds_server(const struct test_opts *opts)
 	unsigned long remote_hash;
 	unsigned long curr_hash;
 	int fd;
-	char buf[MAX_MSG_SIZE];
 	struct msghdr msg = {0};
 	struct iovec iov = {0};
 
@@ -507,8 +508,13 @@ static void test_seqpacket_msg_bounds_server(const struct test_opts *opts)
 	control_writeln("SRVREADY");
 	/* Wait, until peer sends whole data. */
 	control_expectln("SENDDONE");
-	iov.iov_base = buf;
-	iov.iov_len = sizeof(buf);
+	iov.iov_len = MAX_MSG_PAGES * getpagesize();
+	iov.iov_base = malloc(iov.iov_len);
+	if (!iov.iov_base) {
+		perror("malloc");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
 	msg.msg_iov = &iov;
 	msg.msg_iovlen = 1;
 
@@ -533,6 +539,7 @@ static void test_seqpacket_msg_bounds_server(const struct test_opts *opts)
 		curr_hash += hash_djb2(msg.msg_iov[0].iov_base, recv_size);
 	}
 
+	free(iov.iov_base);
 	close(fd);
 	remote_hash = control_readulong();