diff --git a/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp b/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp
index 9a8da49e..c80bbaa4 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp
+++ b/libfuse/lib/fuse_loop.cpp
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ _calculate_thread_counts(int *read_thread_count_,
                          int *process_thread_count_,
                          int *process_thread_queue_depth_)
 {
-  constexpr int DEFAULT_QUEUE_DEPTH = 3;
+  constexpr int DEFAULT_QUEUE_DEPTH = 2;
   
   if((*read_thread_count_ == -1) && (*process_thread_count_ == -1))
     {