diff --git a/Audio/soundout.cpp b/Audio/soundout.cpp
index bd71d8560..d64f3fb2c 100644
--- a/Audio/soundout.cpp
+++ b/Audio/soundout.cpp
@@ -106,9 +106,11 @@ void SoundOutput::restart (QIODevice * source)
   //qDebug () << "SoundOut default buffer size (bytes):" << m_stream->bufferSize () << "period size:" << m_stream->periodSize ();
   if (m_framesBuffered)
     {
-      //#if defined (Q_OS_WIN)
+#if defined (Q_OS_WIN)
       m_stream->setBufferSize (m_stream->format().bytesForFrames (m_framesBuffered));
-      //#endif
+#else
+      m_stream->setBufferSize (m_stream->format().bytesForFrames (3456));
+#endif
     }
   m_stream->setCategory ("production");
   m_stream->start (source);