diff --git a/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c b/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c
index 8b1dba862..c4a1c41f5 100644
--- a/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c
+++ b/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@
 #define MAX_OBJECTS			8192
 #define MAX_PORTS			1024
 #define MAX_BUFFERS			2
-#define MAX_BUFFER_DATAS		4u
-#define MAX_BUFFER_MEMS			4
+#define MAX_BUFFER_DATAS		1u
+#define MAX_BUFFER_MEMS			1
 #define MAX_MIX				4096
 #define MAX_IO				32
 
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ static int param_buffers(struct client *c, struct port *p,
 	case 1:
 		*param = spa_pod_builder_add_object(b,
 			SPA_TYPE_OBJECT_ParamBuffers, SPA_PARAM_Buffers,
-			SPA_PARAM_BUFFERS_buffers, SPA_POD_CHOICE_RANGE_Int(1, 1, MAX_BUFFERS),
+			SPA_PARAM_BUFFERS_buffers, SPA_POD_CHOICE_RANGE_Int(2, 1, MAX_BUFFERS),
 			SPA_PARAM_BUFFERS_blocks,  SPA_POD_Int(1),
 			SPA_PARAM_BUFFERS_size,    SPA_POD_CHOICE_STEP_Int(
 								MAX_BUFFER_FRAMES * sizeof(float),
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ static int param_buffers(struct client *c, struct port *p,
 	case 2:
 		*param = spa_pod_builder_add_object(b,
 			SPA_TYPE_OBJECT_ParamBuffers, SPA_PARAM_Buffers,
-			SPA_PARAM_BUFFERS_buffers, SPA_POD_CHOICE_RANGE_Int(1, 1, MAX_BUFFERS),
+			SPA_PARAM_BUFFERS_buffers, SPA_POD_CHOICE_RANGE_Int(2, 1, MAX_BUFFERS),
 			SPA_PARAM_BUFFERS_blocks,  SPA_POD_Int(1),
 			SPA_PARAM_BUFFERS_size,    SPA_POD_CHOICE_RANGE_Int(
 								320 * 240 * 4 * 4,
diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm-sink.c b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm-sink.c
index 5f5f9fe85..c468b9431 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm-sink.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm-sink.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ impl_node_port_enum_params(void *object, int seq,
 
 		param = spa_pod_builder_add_object(&b,
 			SPA_TYPE_OBJECT_ParamBuffers, id,
-			SPA_PARAM_BUFFERS_buffers, SPA_POD_CHOICE_RANGE_Int(3, 1, MAX_BUFFERS),
+			SPA_PARAM_BUFFERS_buffers, SPA_POD_CHOICE_RANGE_Int(2, 1, MAX_BUFFERS),
 			SPA_PARAM_BUFFERS_blocks,  SPA_POD_Int(1),
 			SPA_PARAM_BUFFERS_size,    SPA_POD_CHOICE_RANGE_Int(
 							this->props.max_latency * this->frame_size,
diff --git a/spa/plugins/control/mixer.c b/spa/plugins/control/mixer.c
index e9897fe62..4cb0b8f95 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/control/mixer.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/control/mixer.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ next:
 
 		param = spa_pod_builder_add_object(&b,
 			SPA_TYPE_OBJECT_ParamBuffers, id,
-			SPA_PARAM_BUFFERS_buffers, SPA_POD_CHOICE_RANGE_Int(1, 1, MAX_BUFFERS),
+			SPA_PARAM_BUFFERS_buffers, SPA_POD_CHOICE_RANGE_Int(2, 1, MAX_BUFFERS),
 			SPA_PARAM_BUFFERS_blocks,  SPA_POD_Int(1),
 			SPA_PARAM_BUFFERS_size,    SPA_POD_CHOICE_RANGE_Int(4096, 512, INT32_MAX),
 			SPA_PARAM_BUFFERS_stride,  SPA_POD_Int(1),
diff --git a/src/pipewire/buffers.c b/src/pipewire/buffers.c
index 59cfd2685..f56f08dbc 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/buffers.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/buffers.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ int pw_buffers_negotiate(struct pw_context *context, uint32_t flags,
 	} else {
 		pw_log_warn(NAME" %p: no buffers param", result);
 		minsize = 8192;
-		max_buffers = 4;
+		max_buffers = 2;
 	}
 
 	if (SPA_FLAG_IS_SET(flags, PW_BUFFERS_FLAG_NO_MEM))