diff --git a/src/chainparams.cpp b/src/chainparams.cpp
index 0f97a1b62..78bfec91e 100644
--- a/src/chainparams.cpp
+++ b/src/chainparams.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class CMainParams : public CChainParams {
 public:
     CMainParams() {
         strNetworkID = "main";
-        consensus.nSubsidyHalvingInterval = 840000;
+        consensus.nSubsidyHalvingInterval = 840000 * 4;
         consensus.BIP16Height = 218579; // 87afb798a3ad9378fcd56123c81fb31cfd9a8df4719b9774d71730c16315a092 - October 1, 2012
         consensus.BIP34Height = 710000;
         consensus.BIP34Hash = uint256S("fa09d204a83a768ed5a7c8d441fa62f2043abf420cff1226c7b4329aeb9d51cf");