diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/ssl/AbstractSocketSslEchoTest.java b/src/test/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/ssl/AbstractSocketSslEchoTest.java
index 1d59a3ed1e..fc55fa4cef 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/ssl/AbstractSocketSslEchoTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/ssl/AbstractSocketSslEchoTest.java
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractSocketSslEchoTest {
         sse.setUseClientMode(false);
         cse.setUseClientMode(true);
 
+        // Workaround for blocking I/O transport write-write dead lock.
+        sb.setOption("receiveBuffer", 1048576);
+        sb.setOption("receiveBuffer", 1048576);
+
         sb.getPipeline().addFirst("ssl", new SslHandler(sse));
         sb.getPipeline().addLast("handler", sh);
         cb.getPipeline().addFirst("ssl", new SslHandler(cse));