diff --git a/src/core/settings.h b/src/core/settings.h
index db93ddc72..f719c6f2a 100644
--- a/src/core/settings.h
+++ b/src/core/settings.h
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ struct Settings
   {
     DEFAULT_DMA_MAX_SLICE_TICKS = 1000,
     DEFAULT_DMA_HALT_TICKS = 100,
-    DEFAULT_GPU_FIFO_SIZE = 128,
+    DEFAULT_GPU_FIFO_SIZE = 16,
     DEFAULT_GPU_MAX_RUN_AHEAD = 128
   };