diff --git a/internal/graphicsdriver/metal/view_darwin.go b/internal/graphicsdriver/metal/view_darwin.go
index 6273c4a72..58cd17b84 100644
--- a/internal/graphicsdriver/metal/view_darwin.go
+++ b/internal/graphicsdriver/metal/view_darwin.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (v *view) initialize(device mtl.Device) error {
 	// presentsWithTransaction doesn't work with vsync off (#1196).
 	// nextDrawable took more than one second if the window has other controls like NSTextView (#1029).
 	v.ml.SetPresentsWithTransaction(false)
-	v.ml.SetMaximumDrawableCount(3)
+	v.ml.SetMaximumDrawableCount(2)
 
 	return nil
 }