diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/buffer/evas_engine.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/buffer/evas_engine.c
index 7db37e8441..e3864d6d3f 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/buffer/evas_engine.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/buffer/evas_engine.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ evas_engine_buffer_output_setup(int   w,
      }
    re->tb = evas_common_tilebuf_new(w, h);
    /* in preliminary tests 16x16 gave highest framerates */
-   evas_common_tilebuf_set_tile_size(re->tb, 16, 16);
+   evas_common_tilebuf_set_tile_size(re->tb, TILESIZE, TILESIZE);
    return re;
 }
 
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ evas_engine_buffer_output_resize(void *data, int w, int h)
    evas_common_tilebuf_free(re->tb);
    re->tb = evas_common_tilebuf_new(w, h);
    if (re->tb)
-     evas_common_tilebuf_set_tile_size(re->tb, 16, 16);
+     evas_common_tilebuf_set_tile_size(re->tb, TILESIZE, TILESIZE);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/cairo_x11/evas_engine.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/cairo_x11/evas_engine.c
index 7bddb14067..d6b194f861 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/cairo_x11/evas_engine.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/cairo_x11/evas_engine.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ evas_engine_cairo_x11_output_setup(int w, int h, Display *disp, Drawable draw, V
    evas_common_tilebuf_init();
    
    re->tb = evas_common_tilebuf_new(w, h);
-   evas_common_tilebuf_set_tile_size(re->tb, 16, 16);
+   evas_common_tilebuf_set_tile_size(re->tb, TILESIZE, TILESIZE);
    
    return re;
 }
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ evas_engine_cairo_x11_output_resize(void *data, int w, int h)
    evas_common_tilebuf_free(re->tb);
    re->tb = evas_common_tilebuf_new(w, h);
    if (re->tb)
-     evas_common_tilebuf_set_tile_size(re->tb, 16, 16);
+     evas_common_tilebuf_set_tile_size(re->tb, TILESIZE, TILESIZE);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/directfb/evas_engine_dfb.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/directfb/evas_engine_dfb.c
index 2552ec7d73..4a09d1f487 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/directfb/evas_engine_dfb.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/directfb/evas_engine_dfb.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ evas_engine_directfb_output_setup(int w, int h, IDirectFB * dfb,
 
    re->tb = evas_common_tilebuf_new(w, h);
    /* in preliminary tests 16x16 gave highest framerates */
-   evas_common_tilebuf_set_tile_size(re->tb, 16, 16);
+   evas_common_tilebuf_set_tile_size(re->tb, TILESIZE, TILESIZE);
    re->dfb = dfb;
    re->surface = surf;
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ evas_engine_directfb_output_resize(void *data, int w, int h)
    evas_common_tilebuf_free(re->tb);
    re->tb = evas_common_tilebuf_new(w, h);
    if (re->tb)
-      evas_common_tilebuf_set_tile_size(re->tb, 16, 16);
+      evas_common_tilebuf_set_tile_size(re->tb, TILESIZE, TILESIZE);
 
    memset(&dsc, 0, sizeof(DFBSurfaceDescription));
    dsc.flags = DSDESC_WIDTH | DSDESC_HEIGHT | DSDESC_PIXELFORMAT;
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/fb/evas_engine.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/fb/evas_engine.c
index 4433576f26..14cec5c20b 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/fb/evas_engine.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/fb/evas_engine.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ evas_engine_fb_output_setup(int w, int h, int rot, int vt, int dev, int refresh)
    /* no backbuf! */
    evas_fb_outbuf_fb_set_have_backbuf(re->ob, 0);
    /* in preliminary tests 16x16 gave highest framerates */
-   evas_common_tilebuf_set_tile_size(re->tb, 16, 16); 
+   evas_common_tilebuf_set_tile_size(re->tb, TILESIZE, TILESIZE); 
    return re;
 }
 
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ evas_engine_fb_output_resize(void *data, int w, int h)
    evas_common_tilebuf_free(re->tb);
    re->tb = evas_common_tilebuf_new(w, h);
    if (re->tb)
-     evas_common_tilebuf_set_tile_size(re->tb, 16, 16);
+     evas_common_tilebuf_set_tile_size(re->tb, TILESIZE, TILESIZE);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/software_qtopia/evas_engine.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/software_qtopia/evas_engine.c
index c1eee94148..7befb98c17 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/software_qtopia/evas_engine.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/software_qtopia/evas_engine.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ evas_engine_software_qtopia_output_setup(int w, int h, int rot, QWidget *target)
 	return NULL;
      }
    /* in preliminary tests 16x16 gave highest framerates */
-   evas_common_tilebuf_set_tile_size(re->tb, 16, 16); 
+   evas_common_tilebuf_set_tile_size(re->tb, TILESIZE, TILESIZE);
    return re;
 }
 
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ evas_engine_software_qtopia_output_resize(void *data, int w, int h)
    evas_common_tilebuf_free(re->tb);
    re->tb = evas_common_tilebuf_new(w, h);
    if (re->tb)
-     evas_common_tilebuf_set_tile_size(re->tb, 16, 16); 
+     evas_common_tilebuf_set_tile_size(re->tb, TILESIZE, TILESIZE);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/software_x11/evas_engine.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/software_x11/evas_engine.c
index 14f204c99d..141990b70c 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/software_x11/evas_engine.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/software_x11/evas_engine.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ evas_engine_software_x11_output_setup(int w, int h, int rot, Display *disp, Draw
 	return NULL;
      }
    /* in preliminary tests 16x16 gave highest framerates */
-   evas_common_tilebuf_set_tile_size(re->tb, 16, 16); 
+   evas_common_tilebuf_set_tile_size(re->tb, TILESIZE, TILESIZE);
    return re;
 }
 
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ evas_engine_software_x11_output_resize(void *data, int w, int h)
    evas_common_tilebuf_free(re->tb);
    re->tb = evas_common_tilebuf_new(w, h);
    if (re->tb)
-     evas_common_tilebuf_set_tile_size(re->tb, 16, 16); 
+     evas_common_tilebuf_set_tile_size(re->tb, TILESIZE, TILESIZE);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_common.h b/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_common.h
index 886d66d388..1f81c83a06 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_common.h
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/include/evas_common.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 /* use exact rects for updates not tiles */
 /* #define RECTUPDATE */
+#define TILESIZE 8
 
 #undef MIN
 #define MIN(_x, _y) \