diff --git a/audio/out/ao_coreaudio_utils.c b/audio/out/ao_coreaudio_utils.c
index 7d14b3f75c..6b60b63b05 100644
--- a/audio/out/ao_coreaudio_utils.c
+++ b/audio/out/ao_coreaudio_utils.c
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ bool ca_change_physical_format_sync(struct ao *ao, AudioStreamID stream,
 
     /* The AudioStreamSetProperty is not only asynchronous,
      * it is also not Atomic, in its behaviour. */
-    struct timespec timeout = mp_rel_time_to_timespec(0.5);
+    struct timespec timeout = mp_rel_time_to_timespec(2.0);
     AudioStreamBasicDescription actual_format = {0};
     while (1) {
         err = CA_GET(stream, kAudioStreamPropertyPhysicalFormat, &actual_format);