diff --git a/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in b/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in
index 77b19b290..00165c1cc 100644
--- a/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in
+++ b/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ context.properties = {
     #default.clock.allowed-rates = [ 48000 ]
     #default.clock.quantum       = 1024
     #default.clock.min-quantum   = 32
-    #default.clock.max-quantum   = 8192
+    #default.clock.max-quantum   = 2048
     #default.clock.quantum-limit = 8192
     #default.video.width         = 640
     #default.video.height        = 480
diff --git a/src/pipewire/settings.c b/src/pipewire/settings.c
index 6f8a7d5e4..ca58af747 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/settings.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/settings.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #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		2048u
 #define DEFAULT_CLOCK_QUANTUM_LIMIT		8192u
 #define DEFAULT_CLOCK_POWER_OF_TWO_QUANTUM	true
 #define DEFAULT_VIDEO_WIDTH			640