diff --git a/src/vnsw/agent/vrouter/ksync/ksync_flow_memory.cc b/src/vnsw/agent/vrouter/ksync/ksync_flow_memory.cc
index 87e658afde0..3a8fbe47ad8 100644
--- a/src/vnsw/agent/vrouter/ksync/ksync_flow_memory.cc
+++ b/src/vnsw/agent/vrouter/ksync/ksync_flow_memory.cc
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ void KSyncFlowMemory::Init() {
     audit_yield_ = flow_table_count / timer_per_sweep;
     if (audit_yield_ > kAuditYieldMax)
         audit_yield_ = kAuditYieldMax;
+    if (audit_yield_ < kAuditYieldMin)
+        audit_yield_ = kAuditYieldMin;
 
     audit_timer_->Start(audit_interval_,
                         boost::bind(&KSyncFlowMemory::AuditProcess, this));
diff --git a/src/vnsw/agent/vrouter/ksync/ksync_flow_memory.h b/src/vnsw/agent/vrouter/ksync/ksync_flow_memory.h
index fe172d90b67..3d8c600b988 100644
--- a/src/vnsw/agent/vrouter/ksync/ksync_flow_memory.h
+++ b/src/vnsw/agent/vrouter/ksync/ksync_flow_memory.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ class KSyncFlowMemory {
     static const uint32_t kAuditTimeout = (5 * 1000 * 1000); // in usec
     // Upper limit on number of entries to visit per timer
     static const uint32_t kAuditYieldMax = (1024);
+    // Lower limit on number of entries to visit per timer
+    static const uint32_t kAuditYieldMin = (100);
 
     KSyncFlowMemory(KSync *ksync);
     ~KSyncFlowMemory();