diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl.hpp b/modules/highgui/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl.hpp
index 2b185595d..be9c7aa3e 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl.hpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl.hpp
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ bool CvCapture_FFMPEG::grabFrame()
     int got_picture;
 
     int count_errs = 0;
-    const int max_number_of_attempts = 1 << 16;
+    const int max_number_of_attempts = 1 << 9;
 
     if( !ic || !video_st )  return false;