diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Audio/ALSA/ALSAThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Audio/ALSA/ALSAThread.cpp
index 0562bdba83..4302dc1e44 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Audio/ALSA/ALSAThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Audio/ALSA/ALSAThread.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ ALSAThread::ALSAThread()
 	if (!check(snd_pcm_sw_params_current(s_tls_handle, s_tls_sw_params), "snd_pcm_sw_params_current"))
 		return;
 
+	period_frames *= g_cfg.audio.startt;
+
 	if (!check(snd_pcm_sw_params_set_start_threshold(s_tls_handle, s_tls_sw_params, period_frames), "snd_pcm_sw_params_set_start_threshold"))
 		return;
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/System.h b/rpcs3/Emu/System.h
index a1c707f21e..f5303209f0 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/System.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/System.h
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ struct cfg_root : cfg::node
 		cfg::_bool convert_to_u16{this, "Convert to 16 bit"};
 		cfg::_bool downmix_to_2ch{this, "Downmix to Stereo", true};
 		cfg::_int<2, 128> frames{this, "Buffer Count", 32};
+		cfg::_int<1, 128> startt{this, "Start Threshold", 1};
 
 	} audio{this};