diff --git a/wled00/const.h b/wled00/const.h
index 041ef7f3..2e6e1c6b 100644
--- a/wled00/const.h
+++ b/wled00/const.h
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef MAX_LEDS_PER_BUS
-#define MAX_LEDS_PER_BUS 4096   // may not be enough for fast LEDs (i.e. APA102)
+#define MAX_LEDS_PER_BUS 2048   // may not be enough for fast LEDs (i.e. APA102)
 #endif
 
 // string temp buffer (now stored in stack locally) // WLEDMM ...which is actually not the greatest design choice on ESP32