diff --git a/src/fspp/fuse/Fuse.cpp b/src/fspp/fuse/Fuse.cpp
index e5209ffb..c9a5e391 100644
--- a/src/fspp/fuse/Fuse.cpp
+++ b/src/fspp/fuse/Fuse.cpp
@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@ vector<char *> Fuse::_build_argv(const bf::path &mountdir, const vector<string>
   }
   _add_fuse_option_if_not_exists(&argv, "subtype", _fstype);
   _add_fuse_option_if_not_exists(&argv, "fsname", _fsname.get_value_or(_fstype));
+  argv.push_back(_create_c_string("-o"));
+  argv.push_back(_create_c_string("large_read"));
+  argv.push_back(_create_c_string("-o"));
+  argv.push_back(_create_c_string("big_writes"));
   return argv;
 }