diff --git a/sound/hda/Kconfig b/sound/hda/Kconfig
index 4ca6b09056f3..3bc9224d5e4f 100644
--- a/sound/hda/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/hda/Kconfig
@@ -21,16 +21,17 @@ config SND_HDA_EXT_CORE
        select SND_HDA_CORE
 
 config SND_HDA_PREALLOC_SIZE
-	int "Pre-allocated buffer size for HD-audio driver" if !SND_DMA_SGBUF
+	int "Pre-allocated buffer size for HD-audio driver"
 	range 0 32768
-	default 0 if SND_DMA_SGBUF
+	default 2048 if SND_DMA_SGBUF
 	default 64 if !SND_DMA_SGBUF
 	help
 	  Specifies the default pre-allocated buffer-size in kB for the
 	  HD-audio driver.  A larger buffer (e.g. 2048) is preferred
 	  for systems using PulseAudio.  The default 64 is chosen just
 	  for compatibility reasons.
-	  On x86 systems, the default is zero as we need no preallocation.
+	  On x86 systems, the default is 2048 as a reasonable value for
+	  most of modern systems.
 
 	  Note that the pre-allocation size can be changed dynamically
 	  via a proc file (/proc/asound/card*/pcm*/sub*/prealloc), too.