diff --git a/build/cmake/aom_config_defaults.cmake b/build/cmake/aom_config_defaults.cmake
index 8b52860..f498acd 100644
--- a/build/cmake/aom_config_defaults.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/aom_config_defaults.cmake
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 set_aom_config_var(CONFIG_RD_DEBUG 0 NUMBER "AV1 experiment flag.")
 set_aom_config_var(CONFIG_2PASS_PARTITION_SEARCH_LVL_START 1 NUMBER
                    "AV1 experiment flag.")
-set_aom_config_var(CONFIG_2PASS_PARTITION_SEARCH_LVL_END 4 NUMBER
+set_aom_config_var(CONFIG_2PASS_PARTITION_SEARCH_LVL_END 3 NUMBER
                    "AV1 experiment flag.")
 set_aom_config_var(CONFIG_SHARP_SETTINGS 0 NUMBER "AV1 experiment flag.")
 set_aom_config_var(CONFIG_DISABLE_FULL_PIXEL_SPLIT_8X8 1 NUMBER