diff --git a/src/libCom/cxxTemplates/tsFreeList.h b/src/libCom/cxxTemplates/tsFreeList.h
index 145d98301..83d10225e 100644
--- a/src/libCom/cxxTemplates/tsFreeList.h
+++ b/src/libCom/cxxTemplates/tsFreeList.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public:
     tsFreeListItem < T > items [N];
 };
 
-template < class T, unsigned N >
+template < class T, unsigned N = 0x400 >
 class tsFreeList : private osiMutex {
 public:
     tsFreeList ();