diff --git a/stream/stream_file.c b/stream/stream_file.c
index 1908aef553..b2c4d1d833 100644
--- a/stream/stream_file.c
+++ b/stream/stream_file.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ static int open_f(stream_t *stream)
 
     pthread_mutex_init(&p->lock, NULL);
     pthread_cond_init(&p->wakeup, NULL);
-    p->ring = mp_ring_new(stream, 3 * 64 * 1024);
+    p->ring = mp_ring_new(stream, 2 * 64 * 1024);
     int r = pthread_create(&p->thread, NULL, read_thread, stream);
     if (r)
         return -1;