diff --git a/ffplay.c b/ffplay.c
index 700c89408c..3134c3a9d1 100644
--- a/ffplay.c
+++ b/ffplay.c
@@ -2370,7 +2370,7 @@ static int stream_component_open(VideoState *is, int stream_index)
         is->audio_diff_avg_count = 0;
         /* since we do not have a precise anough audio fifo fullness,
            we correct audio sync only if larger than this threshold */
-        is->audio_diff_threshold = 2.0 * SDL_AUDIO_BUFFER_SIZE / avctx->sample_rate;
+        is->audio_diff_threshold = 2.0 * is->audio_hw_buf_size / av_samples_get_buffer_size(NULL, is->audio_tgt.channels, is->audio_tgt.freq, is->audio_tgt.fmt, 1);
 
         memset(&is->audio_pkt, 0, sizeof(is->audio_pkt));
         memset(&is->audio_pkt_temp, 0, sizeof(is->audio_pkt_temp));