diff --git a/src/common/io.cc b/src/common/io.cc
index b75fdcf37..e94a11127 100644
--- a/src/common/io.cc
+++ b/src/common/io.cc
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ int bind_inet_sock(const int port, bool shall_listen) {
     close(socket_fd);
     return -1;
   }
-  if (shall_listen && listen(socket_fd, 5) == -1) {
+  if (shall_listen && listen(socket_fd, 128) == -1) {
     LOG_ERROR("Could not listen to socket %d", port);
     close(socket_fd);
     return -1;
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ int bind_ipc_sock(const char *socket_pathname, bool shall_listen) {
     close(socket_fd);
     return -1;
   }
-  if (shall_listen && listen(socket_fd, 5) == -1) {
+  if (shall_listen && listen(socket_fd, 128) == -1) {
     LOG_ERROR("Could not listen to socket %s", socket_pathname);
     close(socket_fd);
     return -1;
diff --git a/src/plasma/plasma_io.cc b/src/plasma/plasma_io.cc
index 7bad98518..323e703be 100644
--- a/src/plasma/plasma_io.cc
+++ b/src/plasma/plasma_io.cc
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ int bind_ipc_sock(const std::string &pathname, bool shall_listen) {
     close(socket_fd);
     return -1;
   }
-  if (shall_listen && listen(socket_fd, 5) == -1) {
+  if (shall_listen && listen(socket_fd, 128) == -1) {
     ARROW_LOG(ERROR) << "Could not listen to socket " << pathname;
     close(socket_fd);
     return -1;
diff --git a/src/plasma/plasma_manager.cc b/src/plasma/plasma_manager.cc
index 7412c589c..e9308a295 100644
--- a/src/plasma/plasma_manager.cc
+++ b/src/plasma/plasma_manager.cc
@@ -1619,8 +1619,8 @@ void start_server(const char *store_socket_name,
       redis_primary_addr, redis_primary_port);
   CHECK(g_manager_state);
 
-  CHECK(listen(remote_sock, 5) != -1);
-  CHECK(listen(local_sock, 5) != -1);
+  CHECK(listen(remote_sock, 128) != -1);
+  CHECK(listen(local_sock, 128) != -1);
 
   LOG_DEBUG("Started server connected to store %s, listening on port %d",
             store_socket_name, port);