diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json
index 5462d61bfa..1a17fdae9e 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json
@@ -11594,7 +11594,7 @@
                         "construct": false,
                         "construct-only": false,
                         "controllable": false,
-                        "default": "0.99",
+                        "default": "0.6",
                         "max": "1",
                         "min": "0",
                         "mutable": "null",
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gsturisourcebin.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gsturisourcebin.c
index 806570fddd..46a1753ac2 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gsturisourcebin.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gsturisourcebin.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ enum
 #define DEFAULT_USE_BUFFERING       TRUE
 #define DEFAULT_RING_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE 0
 #define DEFAULT_LOW_WATERMARK       0.01
-#define DEFAULT_HIGH_WATERMARK      0.99
+#define DEFAULT_HIGH_WATERMARK      0.60
 
 #define ACTUAL_DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE  10 * 1024 * 1024    /* The value used for byte limits when buffer-size == -1 */
 #define ACTUAL_DEFAULT_BUFFER_DURATION  5 * GST_SECOND  /* The value used for time limits when buffer-duration == -1 */