diff --git a/gst/elements/gstqueue.c b/gst/elements/gstqueue.c
index 175dca5b6e..8224cb5cb4 100644
--- a/gst/elements/gstqueue.c
+++ b/gst/elements/gstqueue.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static void gst_queue_init(GstQueue *queue) {
   queue->queue = NULL;
   queue->tail = NULL;
   queue->level_buffers = 0;
-  queue->max_buffers = 30;
+  queue->max_buffers = 10;
   queue->level_bytes = 0;
   queue->size_buffers = 0;
   queue->size_bytes = 0;
diff --git a/plugins/elements/gstqueue.c b/plugins/elements/gstqueue.c
index 175dca5b6e..8224cb5cb4 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/gstqueue.c
+++ b/plugins/elements/gstqueue.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static void gst_queue_init(GstQueue *queue) {
   queue->queue = NULL;
   queue->tail = NULL;
   queue->level_buffers = 0;
-  queue->max_buffers = 30;
+  queue->max_buffers = 10;
   queue->level_bytes = 0;
   queue->size_buffers = 0;
   queue->size_bytes = 0;