diff --git a/lmkd.cpp b/lmkd.cpp
index be5931a..aa322cc 100644
--- a/lmkd.cpp
+++ b/lmkd.cpp
@@ -3778,7 +3778,7 @@ static bool update_props() {
     thrashing_limit_decay_pct = clamp(0, 100, GET_LMK_PROPERTY(int32, "thrashing_limit_decay",
         low_ram_device ? DEF_THRASHING_DECAY_LOWRAM : DEF_THRASHING_DECAY));
     thrashing_critical_pct = std::max(
-            0, GET_LMK_PROPERTY(int32, "thrashing_limit_critical", thrashing_limit_pct * 2));
+            0, GET_LMK_PROPERTY(int32, "thrashing_limit_critical", thrashing_limit_pct * 3));
     swap_util_max = clamp(0, 100, GET_LMK_PROPERTY(int32, "swap_util_max", 100));
     filecache_min_kb = GET_LMK_PROPERTY(int64, "filecache_min_kb", 0);
     stall_limit_critical = GET_LMK_PROPERTY(int64, "stall_limit_critical", 100);