diff --git a/openmptcprouter/files/etc/uci-defaults/2040-omr-sqm b/openmptcprouter/files/etc/uci-defaults/2040-omr-sqm
index c8d7c8e27..b7848b036 100755
--- a/openmptcprouter/files/etc/uci-defaults/2040-omr-sqm
+++ b/openmptcprouter/files/etc/uci-defaults/2040-omr-sqm
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ if [ "$(uci -q get openmptcprouter.settings.version)" = "" ]; then
 			set sqm.wan1.interface="${wan1}"
 			set sqm.wan1.download='0'
 			set sqm.wan1.upload='0'
+			set sqm.wan1.overhead='44'
 			set sqm.wan1.debug_logging='0'
 			set sqm.wan1.verbosity='5'
 			set sqm.wan1.iqdisc_opts='autorate-ingress dual-dsthost'
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ if [ "$(uci -q get openmptcprouter.settings.version)" = "" ]; then
 			set sqm.wan2.linklayer='none'
 			set sqm.wan2.enabled='1'
 			set sqm.wan2.interface="${wan2}"
+			set sqm.wan2.overhead='44'
 			set sqm.wan2.download='0'
 			set sqm.wan2.upload='0'
 			set sqm.wan2.debug_logging='0'
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ if [ "$(uci -q get openmptcprouter.settings.version)" = "" ]; then
 				set sqm.wan3.interface="${wan3}"
 				set sqm.wan3.download='0'
 				set sqm.wan3.upload='0'
+				set sqm.wan3.overhead='44'
 				set sqm.wan3.debug_logging='0'
 				set sqm.wan3.verbosity='5'
 				set sqm.wan3.iqdisc_opts='autorate-ingress dual-dsthost'
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ if [ "$(uci -q get openmptcprouter.settings.version)" = "" ]; then
 				set sqm.wan4.linklayer='none'
 				set sqm.wan4.enabled='1'
 				set sqm.wan4.interface="${wan4}"
+				set sqm.wan4.overhead='44'
 				set sqm.wan4.download='0'
 				set sqm.wan4.upload='0'
 				set sqm.wan4.debug_logging='0'
@@ -87,7 +91,7 @@ if [ "$(uci -q get sqm.omrvpn)" = "" ] || [ -z "$(uci -q get sqm.omrvpn.delay_th
 		set sqm.omrvpn.upload='0'
 		set sqm.omrvpn.debug_logging='0'
 		set sqm.omrvpn.verbosity='5'
-		set sqm.omrvpn.overhead='40'
+		set sqm.omrvpn.overhead='44'
 		set sqm.omrvpn.iqdisc_opts='autorate-ingress'
 		set sqm.omrvpn.delay_thr_ms='300'
 		set sqm.omrvpn.reflector_ping_interval_s='0.5'