diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_Generic_Software.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_Generic_Software.cpp
index d220146d8a..c602ea6ee4 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_Generic_Software.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/Sound/RageSoundDriver_Generic_Software.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ static const int bytes_per_frame = channels*2; /* 16-bit */
 
 static const int frames_to_buffer = 4096;
 
-static const int num_chunks = 16;
+static const int num_chunks = 8;
 static int chunksize() { return frames_to_buffer / num_chunks; }
 
 RageSound_Generic_Software::sound::sound()