diff --git a/repos/base-nova/include/nova/syscall-generic.h b/repos/base-nova/include/nova/syscall-generic.h
index 4e4356736a..eed3d3f90d 100644
--- a/repos/base-nova/include/nova/syscall-generic.h
+++ b/repos/base-nova/include/nova/syscall-generic.h
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ namespace Nova {
 
 		public:
 
-			enum { DEFAULT_QUANTUM = 10000, DEFAULT_PRIORITY = 64 };
+			enum { DEFAULT_QUANTUM = 1500, DEFAULT_PRIORITY = 64 };
 
 			Qpd(mword_t quantum  = DEFAULT_QUANTUM,
 			    mword_t priority = DEFAULT_PRIORITY)