diff --git a/app/src/split/wired/Kconfig.defaults b/app/src/split/wired/Kconfig.defaults
index e801035ba24..ca070a04333 100644
--- a/app/src/split/wired/Kconfig.defaults
+++ b/app/src/split/wired/Kconfig.defaults
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ endif
 if ZMK_SPLIT_WIRED_UART_MODE_DEFAULT_ASYNC
 
 config ZMK_SPLIT_WIRED_ASYNC_RX_TIMEOUT
-    default 100
+    default 20
 
 endif