diff --git a/shell/common/animator.cc b/shell/common/animator.cc
index b26f1e345804c3b041703a1c97fa4280d52bb62b..ece4c9834aa47ef0d10e0fa54c4f1965749d458d 100644
--- a/shell/common/animator.cc
+++ b/shell/common/animator.cc
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace {
 // for further discussion on why this is necessary.
 constexpr fml::TimeDelta kNotifyIdleTaskWaitTime =
     fml::TimeDelta::FromMilliseconds(51);
-constexpr uint32_t DVSYNC_BUFFER_COUNT = 4;
+constexpr uint32_t DVSYNC_BUFFER_COUNT = 2;
 
 }  // namespace