diff --git a/backends/mixer/doublebuffersdl/doublebuffersdl-mixer.cpp b/backends/mixer/doublebuffersdl/doublebuffersdl-mixer.cpp
index e5f63dc908c..ea0ba024bca 100644
--- a/backends/mixer/doublebuffersdl/doublebuffersdl-mixer.cpp
+++ b/backends/mixer/doublebuffersdl/doublebuffersdl-mixer.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ void DoubleBufferSDLMixerManager::startAudio() {
 	SdlMixerManager::startAudio();
 }
 
+SDL_AudioSpec DoubleBufferSDLMixerManager::getAudioSpec(uint32 rate) {
+	SDL_AudioSpec desired = SdlMixerManager::getAudioSpec(rate);
+	// Don't double audio latency when double buffering
+	desired.samples /= 2;
+	return desired;
+}
+
 void DoubleBufferSDLMixerManager::mixerProducerThread() {
 	byte nextSoundBuffer;
 
diff --git a/backends/mixer/doublebuffersdl/doublebuffersdl-mixer.h b/backends/mixer/doublebuffersdl/doublebuffersdl-mixer.h
index e3019fe11b0..e952cd2100d 100644
--- a/backends/mixer/doublebuffersdl/doublebuffersdl-mixer.h
+++ b/backends/mixer/doublebuffersdl/doublebuffersdl-mixer.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ protected:
 	uint _soundBufSize;
 	byte *_soundBuffers[2];
 
+	virtual SDL_AudioSpec getAudioSpec(uint32 rate) override;
+
 	/**
 	 * Handles and swap the sound buffers
 	 */