diff --git a/src/dosbox.cpp b/src/dosbox.cpp
index 7308d8c5..2fd3d336 100644
--- a/src/dosbox.cpp
+++ b/src/dosbox.cpp
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ void DOSBOX_Init(void) {
 	Pint->Set_values(blocksizes);
 	Pint->Set_help("Mixer block size, larger blocks might help sound stuttering but sound will also be more lagged.");
 
-	Pint = secprop->Add_int("prebuffer",Property::Changeable::OnlyAtStart,20);
+	Pint = secprop->Add_int("prebuffer",Property::Changeable::OnlyAtStart,25);
 	Pint->SetMinMax(0,100);
 	Pint->Set_help("How many milliseconds of data to keep on top of the blocksize.");