diff --git a/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in b/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in
index e94f010a1..ea5890e3d 100644
--- a/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in
+++ b/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ context.properties = {
     #default.clock.rate        = 48000
     #default.clock.quantum     = 1024
     #default.clock.min-quantum = 32
-    #default.clock.max-quantum = 8192
+    #default.clock.max-quantum = 4096
     #default.video.width       = 640
     #default.video.height      = 480
     #default.video.rate.num    = 25
diff --git a/src/pipewire/context.c b/src/pipewire/context.c
index 459a0eb32..445b52e29 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/context.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/context.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 #define DEFAULT_CLOCK_RATE		48000u
 #define DEFAULT_CLOCK_QUANTUM		1024u
 #define DEFAULT_CLOCK_MIN_QUANTUM	32u
-#define DEFAULT_CLOCK_MAX_QUANTUM	8192u
+#define DEFAULT_CLOCK_MAX_QUANTUM	4096u
 #define DEFAULT_VIDEO_WIDTH		640
 #define DEFAULT_VIDEO_HEIGHT		480
 #define DEFAULT_VIDEO_RATE_NUM		25u