diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-crtc.c b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-crtc.c
index 707da9dc17e81b82ed2526c0bd4627ad514aff58..d89b1259895f68a67cfc3aa4f6b62674c36dc8ff 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-crtc.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-crtc.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "backends/native/meta-kms-update-private.h"
 #include "backends/native/meta-kms-utils.h"
 
-#define DEADLINE_EVASION_US 500
+#define DEADLINE_EVASION_US 800
 #define DEADLINE_EVASION_WITH_KMS_TOPIC_US 1000
 
 typedef struct _MetaKmsCrtcPropTable