diff --git a/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/Runtime/FidelityFX/CACAO/CacaoConsts.cs b/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/Runtime/FidelityFX/CACAO/CacaoConsts.cs
index dfdf55de..dd6dfcfb 100644
--- a/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/Runtime/FidelityFX/CACAO/CacaoConsts.cs
+++ b/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/Runtime/FidelityFX/CACAO/CacaoConsts.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         
         // SSAO Generation
         public const int GenerateSparseWidth = 4;
-        public const int GenerateSparseHeight = 16;
+        public const int GenerateSparseHeight = 8;  // HACK: changed this from 16 to 8, fixes Low-Medium quality generating SSAO for only half the image
 
         public const int GenerateWidth = 8;
         public const int GenerateHeight = 8;