diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
index 2a9a7fe84..13edf46d7 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ int main(void)
 
 /* Size of memory to be allocated for the heap, when using the library's memory
  * management and MBEDTLS_MEMORY_BUFFER_ALLOC_C is enabled. */
-#define MEMORY_HEAP_SIZE      180000
+#define MEMORY_HEAP_SIZE      120000
 
 #define MAX_REQUEST_SIZE      20000
 #define MAX_REQUEST_SIZE_STR "20000"