diff --git a/audio/drivers/wiiu_audio.c b/audio/drivers/wiiu_audio.c
index 383be2647c..f89d77febc 100644
--- a/audio/drivers/wiiu_audio.c
+++ b/audio/drivers/wiiu_audio.c
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ typedef struct
 #define AX_AUDIO_SIZE_MASK          (AX_AUDIO_SIZE - 1u)
 
 #define AX_AUDIO_SAMPLE_COUNT       144 //3ms
-#define AX_AUDIO_SAMPLE_MIN         (AX_AUDIO_SAMPLE_COUNT * 11) //33ms
-#define AX_AUDIO_SAMPLE_LOAD        (AX_AUDIO_SAMPLE_COUNT * 14) //42ms
+#define AX_AUDIO_SAMPLE_MIN         (AX_AUDIO_SAMPLE_COUNT * 10) //30ms
+#define AX_AUDIO_SAMPLE_LOAD        (AX_AUDIO_SAMPLE_COUNT * 11) //33ms
 #define AX_AUDIO_RATE               48000
 //#define ax_audio_ticks_to_samples(ticks)     (((ticks) * 64) / 82875)
 //#define ax_audio_samples_to_ticks(samples)   (((samples) * 82875) / 64)
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static bool ax_audio_start(void* data)
       return true;
 
    //set back to playing on enough buffered data
-   if(ax->written > AX_AUDIO_SAMPLE_MIN)
+   if(ax->written > AX_AUDIO_SAMPLE_LOAD)
       AXSetMultiVoiceState(ax->mvoice, AX_VOICE_STATE_PLAYING);
 
    return true;