diff --git a/libtransmission/peer.c b/libtransmission/peer.c
index d43af1a1a..f4edab469 100644
--- a/libtransmission/peer.c
+++ b/libtransmission/peer.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static const int SWIFT_REFRESH_INTERVAL_SEC = 5;
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-#define PERCENT_PEER_WANTED     75      /* Percent before we start relax peers min activeness */
+#define PERCENT_PEER_WANTED     25      /* Percent before we start relax peers min activeness */
 #define MIN_UPLOAD_IDLE         60000   /* In high peer situations we wait only 1 min
                                             until dropping peers for idling */
 #define MAX_UPLOAD_IDLE         240000  /* In low peer situations we wait the