diff --git a/sys/rpicamsrc/RaspiCapture.c b/sys/rpicamsrc/RaspiCapture.c
index 1d899cf091..cae5cf61ce 100644
--- a/sys/rpicamsrc/RaspiCapture.c
+++ b/sys/rpicamsrc/RaspiCapture.c
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ raspi_capture_fill_buffer(RASPIVID_STATE *state, GstBuffer **bufp,
 
   /* FIXME: Use our own interruptible cond wait: */
 
-  buffer = mmal_queue_timedwait(state->encoded_buffer_q, 100);
+  buffer = mmal_queue_timedwait(state->encoded_buffer_q, 500);
 
   if (G_UNLIKELY(buffer == NULL)) {
       return GST_FLOW_ERROR;