diff --git a/libavformat/hls.c b/libavformat/hls.c
index 3bdc1bc848..4ee142f0c4 100644
--- a/libavformat/hls.c
+++ b/libavformat/hls.c
@@ -2633,7 +2633,7 @@ static const AVOption hls_options[] = {
     {"extension_picky", "Be picky with all extensions matching",
         OFFSET(extension_picky), AV_OPT_TYPE_BOOL, {.i64 = 1}, 0, 1, FLAGS},
     {"max_reload", "Maximum number of times a insufficient list is attempted to be reloaded",
-        OFFSET(max_reload), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 3}, 0, INT_MAX, FLAGS},
+        OFFSET(max_reload), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 100}, 0, INT_MAX, FLAGS},
     {"m3u8_hold_counters", "The maximum number of times to load m3u8 when it refreshes without new segments",
         OFFSET(m3u8_hold_counters), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 1000}, 0, INT_MAX, FLAGS},
     {"http_persistent", "Use persistent HTTP connections",