diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/__init__.py
index 8528a2e75d9..315293163b5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/__init__.py
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ except ImportError:
 
 __all__ = ['ConnectionBase', 'ensure_connect']
 
+BUFSIZE = 65536
+
 
 def ensure_connect(func):
     @wraps(func)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/chroot.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/chroot.py
index 7918ac5602c..65c37a08417 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/chroot.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/chroot.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import traceback
 
 from ansible import constants as C
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError
-from ansible.plugins.connection import ConnectionBase
+from ansible.plugins.connection import ConnectionBase, BUFSIZE
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import is_executable
 from ansible.utils.unicode import to_bytes
 
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ except ImportError:
     from ansible.utils.display import Display
     display = Display()
 
-BUFSIZE = 65536
-
 
 class Connection(ConnectionBase):
     ''' Local chroot based connections '''
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/docker.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/docker.py
index b1c499ed725..13c6d8dc90b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/docker.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/docker.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 
 import ansible.constants as C
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError, AnsibleFileNotFound
-from ansible.plugins.connection import ConnectionBase
+from ansible.plugins.connection import ConnectionBase, BUFSIZE
 from ansible.utils.unicode import to_bytes
 
 try:
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ except ImportError:
     from ansible.utils.display import Display
     display = Display()
 
-BUFSIZE = 65536
-
 
 class Connection(ConnectionBase):
     ''' Local docker based connections '''
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/jail.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/jail.py
index d44213f439b..f5cd6d2ef1e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/jail.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/jail.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import traceback
 
 from ansible import constants as C
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError
-from ansible.plugins.connection import ConnectionBase
+from ansible.plugins.connection import ConnectionBase, BUFSIZE
 from ansible.utils.unicode import to_bytes
 
 try:
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ except ImportError:
     from ansible.utils.display import Display
     display = Display()
 
-BUFSIZE = 65536
-
 
 class Connection(ConnectionBase):
     ''' Local BSD Jail based connections '''
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/libvirt_lxc.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/libvirt_lxc.py
index 9c4d6eac27c..2b92e9c9dc7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/libvirt_lxc.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/libvirt_lxc.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import traceback
 
 from ansible import constants as C
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError
-from ansible.plugins.connection import ConnectionBase
+from ansible.plugins.connection import ConnectionBase, BUFSIZE
 from ansible.utils.unicode import to_bytes
 
 try:
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ except ImportError:
     from ansible.utils.display import Display
     display = Display()
 
-BUFSIZE = 65536
-
 
 class Connection(ConnectionBase):
     ''' Local lxc based connections '''
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/zone.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/zone.py
index b65c80b73fb..2bd49a5249f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/zone.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/zone.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import traceback
 
 from ansible import constants as C
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError
-from ansible.plugins.connection import ConnectionBase
+from ansible.plugins.connection import ConnectionBase, BUFSIZE
 from ansible.utils import to_bytes
 
 try:
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ except ImportError:
     from ansible.utils.display import Display
     display = Display()
 
-BUFSIZE = 65536
-
 
 class Connection(ConnectionBase):
     ''' Local zone based connections '''