diff --git a/src/partr.c b/src/partr.c
index 08df3f871b91c..8c3ab271e05dd 100644
--- a/src/partr.c
+++ b/src/partr.c
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ extern uv_mutex_t gc_threads_lock;
 extern uv_cond_t gc_threads_cond;
 extern _Atomic(uint8_t) jl_gc_marking;
 extern void gc_mark_loop_worker(jl_ptls_t ptls);
-const size_t min_timeout_ms = 16;
-const size_t max_timeout_ms = 256;
+const size_t min_timeout_ms = 2;
+const size_t max_timeout_ms = 32;
 
 // gc thread function
 void jl_gc_threadfun(void *arg)