diff --git a/pcm.c b/pcm.c
index 04d4396..9324f38 100644
--- a/pcm.c
+++ b/pcm.c
@@ -551,9 +551,14 @@
         sparams.start_threshold = config->start_threshold;
 
     /* pick a high stop threshold - todo: does this need further tuning */
-    if (!config->stop_threshold)
-        pcm->config.stop_threshold = sparams.stop_threshold =
-            config->period_count * config->period_size;
+    if (!config->stop_threshold) {
+        if (pcm->flags & PCM_IN)
+            pcm->config.stop_threshold = sparams.stop_threshold =
+                config->period_count * config->period_size * 10;
+        else
+            pcm->config.stop_threshold = sparams.stop_threshold =
+                config->period_count * config->period_size;
+    }
     else
         sparams.stop_threshold = config->stop_threshold;