diff --git a/sysctl.conf b/sysctl.conf
index 8d6cdd8..56e8b9c 100644
--- a/sysctl.conf
+++ b/sysctl.conf
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ net.ipv4.tcp_rfc1337 = 1
 
 # disable TCP window scaling
 # this makes the host less susceptible to TCP RST DoS attacks
-net.ipv4.tcp_window_scaling = 0
+# could drastically reduce throughput if latency is high
+#net.ipv4.tcp_window_scaling = 0
 
 # increase system IP port limits
 net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 1024 65535