diff --git a/Include/internal/pycore_backoff.h b/Include/internal/pycore_backoff.h
index c99235116b1a3e..842d8eac8bf5f3 100644
--- a/Include/internal/pycore_backoff.h
+++ b/Include/internal/pycore_backoff.h
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ backoff_counter_triggers(_Py_BackoffCounter counter)
 /* Initial JUMP_BACKWARD counter.
  * This determines when we create a trace for a loop.
 * Backoff sequence 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096. */
-#define JUMP_BACKWARD_INITIAL_VALUE 64
-#define JUMP_BACKWARD_INITIAL_BACKOFF 6
+#define JUMP_BACKWARD_INITIAL_VALUE 16
+#define JUMP_BACKWARD_INITIAL_BACKOFF 4
 static inline _Py_BackoffCounter
 initial_jump_backoff_counter(void)
 {
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ initial_jump_backoff_counter(void)
  * otherwise when a side exit warms up we may construct
  * a new trace before the Tier 1 code has properly re-specialized.
  * Backoff sequence 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096. */
-#define SIDE_EXIT_INITIAL_VALUE 64
-#define SIDE_EXIT_INITIAL_BACKOFF 6
+#define SIDE_EXIT_INITIAL_VALUE 512
+#define SIDE_EXIT_INITIAL_BACKOFF 9
 
 static inline _Py_BackoffCounter
 initial_temperature_backoff_counter(void)