diff --git a/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/DefaultMuxer.java b/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/DefaultMuxer.java
index 8e45bcf522..8e796d6ab9 100644
--- a/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/DefaultMuxer.java
+++ b/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/DefaultMuxer.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public final class DefaultMuxer implements Muxer {
   public static final class Factory implements Muxer.Factory {
 
     /** The default value returned by {@link #getMaxDelayBetweenSamplesMs()}. */
-    public static final long DEFAULT_MAX_DELAY_BETWEEN_SAMPLES_MS = 3000;
+    public static final long DEFAULT_MAX_DELAY_BETWEEN_SAMPLES_MS = 10_000;
 
     private final Muxer.Factory muxerFactory;