diff --git a/utils/datasets.py b/utils/datasets.py
index 4641d3c7..abf95658 100755
--- a/utils/datasets.py
+++ b/utils/datasets.py
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ class LoadWebcam:  # for inference
 
         self.pipe = pipe
         self.cap = cv2.VideoCapture(pipe)  # video capture object
+        self.cap.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_BUFFERSIZE, 3)  # set buffer size
 
     def __iter__(self):
         self.count = -1