diff --git a/spa/plugins/support/node-driver.c b/spa/plugins/support/node-driver.c
index 4b94fd79d..c8777caa3 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/support/node-driver.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/support/node-driver.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ SPA_LOG_TOPIC_DEFINE_STATIC(log_topic, "spa.driver");
 #define SPA_LOG_TOPIC_DEFAULT &log_topic
 
 #define DEFAULT_FREEWHEEL	false
-#define DEFAULT_FREEWHEEL_WAIT	10
+#define DEFAULT_FREEWHEEL_WAIT	5
 #define DEFAULT_CLOCK_PREFIX	"clock.system"
 #define DEFAULT_CLOCK_ID	CLOCK_MONOTONIC
 #define DEFAULT_RESYNC_MS	10