diff --git a/audio/alsaaudio.c b/audio/alsaaudio.c
index b8de3a708dabf0f8bb3f3b956005da9ad225e571..0ef89e98e613cecb34914040e654d7dfd6e734c1 100644
--- a/audio/alsaaudio.c
+++ b/audio/alsaaudio.c
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ static struct {
     int period_size_out_overridden;
     int verbose;
 } conf = {
-    .buffer_size_out = 1024,
+    .buffer_size_out = 4096,
+    .period_size_out = 1024,
     .pcm_name_out = "default",
     .pcm_name_in = "default",
 };