diff --git a/src/kits/media/MediaExtractor.cpp b/src/kits/media/MediaExtractor.cpp
index b352161fbb..b82dccff77 100644
--- a/src/kits/media/MediaExtractor.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/media/MediaExtractor.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #define DISABLE_CHUNK_CACHE 0
 
 
-static const size_t kMaxCacheBytes = 1024 * 1024;
+static const size_t kMaxCacheBytes = 3 * 1024 * 1024;
 
 
 class MediaExtractorChunkProvider : public ChunkProvider {