diff --git a/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_timing_frame.c b/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_timing_frame.c
index c45138683..506b79728 100644
--- a/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_timing_frame.c
+++ b/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_timing_frame.c
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ u_ft_display_timing_create(uint64_t estimated_frame_period_ns, struct u_frame_ti
 	// When not missing frames but adjusting app time at these increments
 	dt->adjust_non_miss_ns = get_percent_of_time(estimated_frame_period_ns, 2);
 	// Extra margin that is added to app time.
-	dt->margin_ns = get_percent_of_time(estimated_frame_period_ns, 8);
+	dt->margin_ns = U_TIME_1MS_IN_NS;
 
 	*out_uft = &dt->base;
 
diff --git a/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_timing_render.c b/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_timing_render.c
index c8e8120a8..636a63c11 100644
--- a/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_timing_render.c
+++ b/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_timing_render.c
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ u_rt_create(struct u_render_timing **out_urt)
 	rt->base.destroy = rt_destroy;
 	rt->app.cpu_time_ns = U_TIME_1MS_IN_NS * 2;
 	rt->app.draw_time_ns = U_TIME_1MS_IN_NS * 2;
-	rt->app.margin_ns = U_TIME_1MS_IN_NS / 2;
+	rt->app.margin_ns = U_TIME_1MS_IN_NS * 2;
 
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(rt->frames); i++) {
 		rt->frames[i].state = U_RT_READY;