diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/multifile/gstsplitmuxsrc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/multifile/gstsplitmuxsrc.c
index e2b9e9ae3d..5416a43049 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/multifile/gstsplitmuxsrc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/multifile/gstsplitmuxsrc.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ enum
   PROP_NUM_OPEN_FRAGMENTS
 };
 
-#define DEFAULT_OPEN_FRAGMENTS 0
+#define DEFAULT_OPEN_FRAGMENTS 100
 
 enum
 {