diff --git a/src/xpra/net/protocol.py b/src/xpra/net/protocol.py
index 0522f1eefc..400cbc1fac 100644
--- a/src/xpra/net/protocol.py
+++ b/src/xpra/net/protocol.py
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ def write_items(self, buf_data, start_cb=None, end_cb=None, fail_cb=None, synchr
         conn = self._conn
         if not conn:
             return False
-        if more:
+        if more or len(buf_data)>1:
             conn.set_nodelay(False)
         if start_cb:
             try: