diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
index 1d27d00451..39e0166145 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
@@ -5971,7 +5971,7 @@
     <key>Type</key>
     <string>F32</string>
     <key>Value</key>
-    <real>0.2</real>
+    <real>0.125</real>
   </map>
   <key>MediaRollOffMin</key>
   <map>
@@ -5982,7 +5982,7 @@
     <key>Type</key>
     <string>F32</string>
     <key>Value</key>
-    <real>7.0</real>
+    <real>5.0</real>
   </map>
   <key>MediaRollOffMax</key>
   <map>
diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewermedia.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewermedia.cpp
index 7429a49ccf..e5c5a607dd 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llviewermedia.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewermedia.cpp
@@ -1937,7 +1937,7 @@ void LLViewerMediaImpl::updateVolume()
 				// attenuated_volume = 1 / (roll_off_rate * (d - min))^2
 				// the +1 is there so that for distance 0 the volume stays the same
 				F64 adjusted_distance = mProximityCamera - gSavedSettings.getF32("MediaRollOffMin");
-				F64 attenuation = gSavedSettings.getF32("MediaRollOffRate") * adjusted_distance;
+				F64 attenuation = 1.0 + (gSavedSettings.getF32("MediaRollOffRate") * adjusted_distance);
 				attenuation = 1.0 / (attenuation * attenuation);
 				// the attenuation multiplier should never be more than one since that would increase volume
 				volume = volume * llmin(1.0, attenuation);