diff --git a/src/pulsecore/protocol-esound.c b/src/pulsecore/protocol-esound.c
index 004e535e4..f963f2ad3 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/protocol-esound.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/protocol-esound.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 #define RECORD_BUFFER_SECONDS (5)
 #define RECORD_BUFFER_FRAGMENTS (100)
 
-#define MAX_CACHE_SAMPLE_SIZE (1024000)
+#define MAX_CACHE_SAMPLE_SIZE (2048000)
 
 #define SCACHE_PREFIX "esound."