diff --git a/talk/media/base/videoengine_unittest.h b/talk/media/base/videoengine_unittest.h
index 6ea5b8cff5..3432076037 100644
--- a/talk/media/base/videoengine_unittest.h
+++ b/talk/media/base/videoengine_unittest.h
@@ -783,10 +783,7 @@ class VideoMediaChannelTest : public testing::Test,
   void SetSendSetsTransportBufferSizes() {
     EXPECT_TRUE(SetOneCodec(DefaultCodec()));
     EXPECT_TRUE(SetSend(true));
-    // TODO(sriniv): Remove or re-enable this.
-    // As part of b/8030474, send-buffer is size now controlled through
-    // portallocator flags. Its not set by channels.
-    // EXPECT_EQ(64 * 1024, network_interface_.sendbuf_size());
+    EXPECT_EQ(64 * 1024, network_interface_.sendbuf_size());
     EXPECT_EQ(64 * 1024, network_interface_.recvbuf_size());
   }
   // Tests that we can send frames and the right payload type is used.
diff --git a/talk/media/webrtc/webrtcvideoengine.cc b/talk/media/webrtc/webrtcvideoengine.cc
index 064c005a30..12cd907309 100644
--- a/talk/media/webrtc/webrtcvideoengine.cc
+++ b/talk/media/webrtc/webrtcvideoengine.cc
@@ -3109,12 +3109,13 @@ void WebRtcVideoMediaChannel::SetInterface(NetworkInterface* iface) {
                           rtc::Socket::OPT_RCVBUF,
                           kVideoRtpBufferSize);
 
-    // TODO(sriniv): Remove or re-enable this.
-    // As part of b/8030474, send-buffer is size now controlled through
-    // portallocator flags.
-    // network_interface_->SetOption(NetworkInterface::ST_RTP,
-    //                              rtc::Socket::OPT_SNDBUF,
-    //                              kVideoRtpBufferSize);
+  // Speculative change to increase the outbound socket buffer size.
+  // In b/15152257, we are seeing a significant number of packets discarded
+  // due to lack of socket buffer space, although it's not yet clear what the
+  // ideal value should be.
+  MediaChannel::SetOption(NetworkInterface::ST_RTP,
+                          rtc::Socket::OPT_SNDBUF,
+                          kVideoRtpBufferSize);
 }
 
 void WebRtcVideoMediaChannel::UpdateAspectRatio(int ratio_w, int ratio_h) {
diff --git a/talk/media/webrtc/webrtcvideoengine2.cc b/talk/media/webrtc/webrtcvideoengine2.cc
index 19f2b8d1a3..5783f5bb92 100644
--- a/talk/media/webrtc/webrtcvideoengine2.cc
+++ b/talk/media/webrtc/webrtcvideoengine2.cc
@@ -1294,12 +1294,13 @@ void WebRtcVideoChannel2::SetInterface(NetworkInterface* iface) {
                           rtc::Socket::OPT_RCVBUF,
                           kVideoRtpBufferSize);
 
-  // TODO(sriniv): Remove or re-enable this.
-  // As part of b/8030474, send-buffer is size now controlled through
-  // portallocator flags.
-  // network_interface_->SetOption(NetworkInterface::ST_RTP,
-  //                              rtc::Socket::OPT_SNDBUF,
-  //                              kVideoRtpBufferSize);
+  // Speculative change to increase the outbound socket buffer size.
+  // In b/15152257, we are seeing a significant number of packets discarded
+  // due to lack of socket buffer space, although it's not yet clear what the
+  // ideal value should be.
+  MediaChannel::SetOption(NetworkInterface::ST_RTP,
+                          rtc::Socket::OPT_SNDBUF,
+                          kVideoRtpBufferSize);
 }
 
 void WebRtcVideoChannel2::UpdateAspectRatio(int ratio_w, int ratio_h) {