diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Audio/ALSA/ALSAThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Audio/ALSA/ALSAThread.cpp
index 95159bb1e8..8243bceb94 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Audio/ALSA/ALSAThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Audio/ALSA/ALSAThread.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ ALSAThread::ALSAThread()
 	if (!check(snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels(s_tls_handle, hw_params, g_cfg_audio_downmix_to_2ch ? 2 : 8), "snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels"))
 		return;
 
-	if (!check(snd_pcm_hw_params_set_buffer_size(s_tls_handle, hw_params, 64 * 256), "snd_pcm_hw_params_set_buffer_size"))
+	if (!check(snd_pcm_hw_params_set_buffer_size(s_tls_handle, hw_params, 8 * 256), "snd_pcm_hw_params_set_buffer_size"))
 		return;
 
 	if (!check(snd_pcm_hw_params_set_period_size(s_tls_handle, hw_params, 256, 0), "snd_pcm_hw_params_set_period_size"))