diff --git a/src/video/vid_voodoo.c b/src/video/vid_voodoo.c
index b070e7aba..960b913a9 100644
--- a/src/video/vid_voodoo.c
+++ b/src/video/vid_voodoo.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ voodoo_writel(uint32_t addr, uint32_t val, void *priv)
 
         /* Voodoo1: use higher CMDFIFO threshold to reduce wake frequency */
         if (voodoo->type == VOODOO_1) {
-            if ((voodoo->cmdfifo_depth_wr - voodoo->cmdfifo_depth_rd) > 300)
+            if ((voodoo->cmdfifo_depth_wr - voodoo->cmdfifo_depth_rd) < 20)
                 voodoo_wake_fifo_thread(voodoo);
         }
         /* Other cards (Voodoo2, Banshee, Voodoo3, ...) keep the original behavior */
diff --git a/src/video/vid_voodoo_fifo.c b/src/video/vid_voodoo_fifo.c
index 4530e6b01..a7ce0850e 100644
--- a/src/video/vid_voodoo_fifo.c
+++ b/src/video/vid_voodoo_fifo.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ voodoo_fifo_log(const char *fmt, ...)
 #define WAKE_DELAY_DEFAULT (TIMER_USEC * 100)
 
 /* Per-card wake delay: Voodoo1 uses a larger delay to reduce FIFO wake frequency */
-#define WAKE_DELAY_OF(v) ((v)->type == VOODOO_1 ? (TIMER_USEC * 2000) : WAKE_DELAY_DEFAULT)
+#define WAKE_DELAY_OF(v) ((v)->type == VOODOO_1 ? (TIMER_USEC * 500) : WAKE_DELAY_DEFAULT)
 void
 voodoo_wake_fifo_thread(voodoo_t *voodoo)
 {