diff --git a/dlls/winealsa.drv/waveout.c b/dlls/winealsa.drv/waveout.c
index f4452e5..34ab57a 100644
--- a/dlls/winealsa.drv/waveout.c
+++ b/dlls/winealsa.drv/waveout.c
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ static DWORD wodOpen(WORD wDevID, LPWAVEOPENDESC lpDesc, DWORD dwFlags)
     snd_pcm_access_t            access;
     snd_pcm_format_t            format = -1;
     unsigned int                rate;
-    unsigned int                buffer_time = 500000;
+    unsigned int                buffer_time = 120000;
     unsigned int                period_time = 10000;
     snd_pcm_uframes_t           buffer_size;
     snd_pcm_uframes_t           period_size;