diff --git a/src/contrib/coreaudioout/CoreAudioOut.cpp b/src/contrib/coreaudioout/CoreAudioOut.cpp
index ce29179dd..db95b76cd 100644
--- a/src/contrib/coreaudioout/CoreAudioOut.cpp
+++ b/src/contrib/coreaudioout/CoreAudioOut.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 
-#define BUFFER_COUNT 8
+#define BUFFER_COUNT 16
 
 using namespace musik::core::audio;