diff --git a/ext/vp8/gstvp8enc.c b/ext/vp8/gstvp8enc.c
index e39a45458c..461af90b49 100644
--- a/ext/vp8/gstvp8enc.c
+++ b/ext/vp8/gstvp8enc.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ gst_vp8_enc_class_init (GstVP8EncClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_MAX_LATENCY,
       g_param_spec_int ("max-latency", "Max latency",
           "Number of frames in encoder queue",
-          0, 100, DEFAULT_MAX_LATENCY,
+          0, 25, DEFAULT_MAX_LATENCY,
           (GParamFlags) (G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS)));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_MAX_KEYFRAME_DISTANCE,