diff --git a/audio/opensl.c b/audio/opensl.c
index edd3e75d72..787809724b 100644
--- a/audio/opensl.c
+++ b/audio/opensl.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 // TODO: Are these sane?
 #define BUFFER_SIZE 4096
-#define NUM_BUFFERS 32
+#define NUM_BUFFERS 8
 
 typedef struct sl
 {