diff --git a/drivers/char/tty_buffer.c b/drivers/char/tty_buffer.c
index 66fa4e1..f27c4d6 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tty_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tty_buffer.c
@@ -247,7 +247,8 @@
 {
 	int copied = 0;
 	do {
-		int space = tty_buffer_request_room(tty, size - copied);
+		int goal = min(size - copied, TTY_BUFFER_PAGE);
+		int space = tty_buffer_request_room(tty, goal);
 		struct tty_buffer *tb = tty->buf.tail;
 		/* If there is no space then tb may be NULL */
 		if (unlikely(space == 0))
@@ -283,7 +284,8 @@
 {
 	int copied = 0;
 	do {
-		int space = tty_buffer_request_room(tty, size - copied);
+		int goal = min(size - copied, TTY_BUFFER_PAGE);
+		int space = tty_buffer_request_room(tty, goal);
 		struct tty_buffer *tb = tty->buf.tail;
 		/* If there is no space then tb may be NULL */
 		if (unlikely(space == 0))