diff --git a/backend/b2/b2.go b/backend/b2/b2.go
index 18fa4dac2..f52cb9787 100644
--- a/backend/b2/b2.go
+++ b/backend/b2/b2.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ concurrently.
 Note that chunks are stored in memory and there may be up to
 "--transfers" * "--b2-upload-concurrency" chunks stored at once
 in memory.`,
-			Default:  16,
+			Default:  4,
 			Advanced: true,
 		}, {
 			Name: "disable_checksum",