diff --git a/encoder/ih264e_defs.h b/encoder/ih264e_defs.h
index c4e7885..4537bc2 100644
--- a/encoder/ih264e_defs.h
+++ b/encoder/ih264e_defs.h
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
 #define DEFAULT_RECON_ENABLE            0
 #define DEFAULT_RC                      IVE_RC_STORAGE
 #define DEFAULT_MAX_FRAMERATE           120000
-#define DEFAULT_MAX_BITRATE             20000000
+#define DEFAULT_MAX_BITRATE             50000000
 #define DEFAULT_MAX_NUM_BFRAMES         0
 #define DEFAULT_MAX_SRCH_RANGE_X        256
 #define DEFAULT_MAX_SRCH_RANGE_Y        256
diff --git a/test/encoder/app.h b/test/encoder/app.h
index 223ad5c..0e9a3df 100644
--- a/test/encoder/app.h
+++ b/test/encoder/app.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 #define DEFAULT_MAX_REORDER_FRM     0
 #define DEFAULT_QP_MIN              4
 #define DEFAULT_QP_MAX              51
-#define DEFAULT_MAX_BITRATE         20000000
+#define DEFAULT_MAX_BITRATE         50000000
 #define DEFAULT_NUM_BFRAMES         0
 #define DEFAULT_MAX_SRCH_RANGE_X    256
 #define DEFAULT_MAX_SRCH_RANGE_Y    256