diff --git a/src/libsysprof-capture/mapped-ring-buffer.c b/src/libsysprof-capture/mapped-ring-buffer.c
index ef55c1c1..33716827 100644
--- a/src/libsysprof-capture/mapped-ring-buffer.c
+++ b/src/libsysprof-capture/mapped-ring-buffer.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 #include "mapped-ring-buffer.h"
 
-#define DEFAULT_N_PAGES 32
+#define DEFAULT_N_PAGES 63
 #define BUFFER_MAX_SIZE ((UINT32_MAX/2)-_sysprof_getpagesize())
 
 enum {