diff --git a/scripts/runqemu-internal b/scripts/runqemu-internal
index 485119f5d9..74b0c356d0 100755
--- a/scripts/runqemu-internal
+++ b/scripts/runqemu-internal
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ else
             mem_size=256
             ;;
         "qemuarm")
-            mem_size=256
+            mem_size=128
             ;;
         "qemumicroblaze")
             mem_size=64