diff --git a/src/evdev-mt-touchpad-gestures.c b/src/evdev-mt-touchpad-gestures.c
index 60174168..d82a6fb9 100644
--- a/src/evdev-mt-touchpad-gestures.c
+++ b/src/evdev-mt-touchpad-gestures.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "evdev-mt-touchpad.h"
 
 #define DEFAULT_GESTURE_SWITCH_TIMEOUT ms2us(100)
-#define DEFAULT_GESTURE_2FG_SCROLL_TIMEOUT ms2us(1000)
+#define DEFAULT_GESTURE_2FG_SCROLL_TIMEOUT ms2us(500)
 
 static inline const char*
 gesture_state_to_str(enum tp_gesture_2fg_state state)