diff --git a/src/plugin/bridges/vst2.h b/src/plugin/bridges/vst2.h
index 63d34974..f6264084 100644
--- a/src/plugin/bridges/vst2.h
+++ b/src/plugin/bridges/vst2.h
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class Vst2PluginBridge : PluginBridge<Vst2Sockets<std::jthread>> {
      * we receive so we can send them to host on the audio thread at the end of
      * `process_replacing()`.
      */
-    boost::container::small_vector<DynamicVstEvents, 4> incoming_midi_events;
+    boost::container::small_vector<DynamicVstEvents, 1> incoming_midi_events;
     /**
      * Mutex for locking the above event queue, since recieving and processing
      * now happens in two different threads.
diff --git a/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.h b/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.h
index d52fe75b..d7656c2e 100644
--- a/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.h
+++ b/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.h
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class Vst2Bridge : public HostBridge {
      * practice every host will bundle all events in a single
      * `effProcessEvents()` call.
      */
-    boost::container::small_vector<DynamicVstEvents, 4>
+    boost::container::small_vector<DynamicVstEvents, 1>
         next_audio_buffer_midi_events;
     /**
      * Whether `next_audio_buffer_midi_events` should be cleared before