diff --git a/discord/utils.py b/discord/utils.py
index bd327b5a8bb1..1caffe7f57f0 100644
--- a/discord/utils.py
+++ b/discord/utils.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 )
 
 DISCORD_EPOCH = 1420070400000
-DEFAULT_FILE_SIZE_LIMIT_BYTES = 26214400
+DEFAULT_FILE_SIZE_LIMIT_BYTES = 10485760
 
 
 class _MissingSentinel: