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diff --git a/paramiko/common.py b/paramiko/common.py
index 97b2f95..0b0cc2a 100644
--- a/paramiko/common.py
+++ b/paramiko/common.py
@@ -195,7 +195,11 @@ DEFAULT_MAX_PACKET_SIZE = 2 ** 15
# lower bound on the max packet size we'll accept from the remote host
# Minimum packet size is 32768 bytes according to
# http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4254.txt
-MIN_PACKET_SIZE = 2 ** 15
+MIN_WINDOW_SIZE = 2 ** 15
+
+# However, according to http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4253.txt it is perfectly
+# legal to accept a size much smaller, as OpenSSH client does as size 16384.
+MIN_PACKET_SIZE = 2 ** 12
# Max windows size according to http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4254.txt
MAX_WINDOW_SIZE = 2**32 -1