diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst
index 5ba0f6776a..4da82585c4 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/options.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst
@@ -1998,7 +1998,7 @@ Video
     missed vsyncs, but increases visible latency. This option only mandates an
     upper limit, the implementation can use a lower latency than requested
     internally. A setting of 1 means that the VO will wait for every frame to
-    become visible before starting to render the next frame. (Default: 3)
+    become visible before starting to render the next frame. (Default: 2)
 
 Audio
 -----
diff --git a/options/options.c b/options/options.c
index 4b2da0c13b..8387fac9e5 100644
--- a/options/options.c
+++ b/options/options.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ const struct m_sub_options vo_sub_opts = {
         .mmcss_profile = "Playback",
         .ontop_level = -1,
         .timing_offset = 0.050,
-        .swapchain_depth = 3,
+        .swapchain_depth = 2,
         .focus_on = 1,
     },
 };