diff --git a/modules/completion/ivy/config.el b/modules/completion/ivy/config.el
index 2536a35e0..aa9620f2c 100644
--- a/modules/completion/ivy/config.el
+++ b/modules/completion/ivy/config.el
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ results buffer.")
     [remap persp-switch-to-buffer]        #'+ivy/switch-workspace-buffer
     [remap evil-show-jumps]               #'+ivy/jump-list)
   :config
+  ;; The default sorter is much to slow and the default for `ivy-sort-max-size'
+  ;; is way too big (30,000). Turn it down so big repos affect project
+  ;; navigation less.
+  (setq ivy-sort-max-size 7500)
+
   ;; Counsel changes a lot of ivy's state at startup; to control for that, we
   ;; need to load it as early as possible. Some packages (like `ivy-prescient')
   ;; require this.