diff --git a/ffplay.c b/ffplay.c
index 8a5818f466..00be13de43 100644
--- a/ffplay.c
+++ b/ffplay.c
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ const char program_name[] = "ffplay";
 const int program_birth_year = 2003;
 
 #define MAX_QUEUE_SIZE (15 * 1024 * 1024)
-#define MIN_AUDIOQ_SIZE (20 * 16 * 1024)
 #define MIN_FRAMES 5
 
 /* SDL audio buffer size, in samples. Should be small to have precise
@@ -2612,7 +2611,7 @@ static int read_thread(void *arg)
 
         /* if the queue are full, no need to read more */
         if (   is->audioq.size + is->videoq.size + is->subtitleq.size > MAX_QUEUE_SIZE
-            || (   (is->audioq   .size  > MIN_AUDIOQ_SIZE || is->audio_stream < 0)
+            || (   (is->audioq   .nb_packets > MIN_FRAMES || is->audio_stream < 0)
                 && (is->videoq   .nb_packets > MIN_FRAMES || is->video_stream < 0)
                 && (is->subtitleq.nb_packets > MIN_FRAMES || is->subtitle_stream < 0))) {
             /* wait 10 ms */