diff --git a/lang/ruby/patches/300-http_bufsize.patch b/lang/ruby/patches/300-http_bufsize.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e38ef9d73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/ruby/patches/300-http_bufsize.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--- trunk/lib/net/protocol.rb	2007/03/05 00:17:38	11994
++++ trunk/lib/net/protocol.rb	2007/03/19 02:27:08	12091
+@@ -128,9 +128,11 @@
+ 
+     private
+ 
++    BUFSIZE = 1024 * 16
++
+     def rbuf_fill
+       timeout(@read_timeout) {
+-        @rbuf << @io.sysread(1024)
++        @rbuf << @io.sysread(BUFSIZE)
+       }
+     end
+