diff --git a/ffplay.c b/ffplay.c
index f86aaf184b..c1b9cfc43a 100644
--- a/ffplay.c
+++ b/ffplay.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const int program_birth_year = 2003;
 
 //#define DEBUG_SYNC
 
-#define MAX_VIDEOQ_SIZE (5 * 256 * 1024)
+#define MAX_VIDEOQ_SIZE (30 * 256 * 1024)
 #define MAX_AUDIOQ_SIZE (20 * 16 * 1024)
 #define MAX_SUBTITLEQ_SIZE (5 * 16 * 1024)