diff --git a/xen/common/sched_credit.c b/xen/common/sched_credit.c
index db5512e3ed..61553d977e 100644
--- a/xen/common/sched_credit.c
+++ b/xen/common/sched_credit.c
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
  * Basic constants
  */
 #define CSCHED_DEFAULT_WEIGHT       256
-#define CSCHED_TICKS_PER_TSLICE     3
-/* Default timeslice: 30ms */
-#define CSCHED_DEFAULT_TSLICE_MS    30
+#define CSCHED_TICKS_PER_TSLICE     1
+/* Default timeslice: 5ms */
+#define CSCHED_DEFAULT_TSLICE_MS    5
 #define CSCHED_CREDITS_PER_MSEC     10