diff --git a/source/cl_sys_sdl.c b/source/cl_sys_sdl.c
index 124272e..82e1c4c 100644
--- a/source/cl_sys_sdl.c
+++ b/source/cl_sys_sdl.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ SDL_main (int c, char **v)
 	host_parms.argc = com_argc;
 	host_parms.argv = com_argv;
 
-	host_parms.memsize = 16 * 1024 * 1024;
+	host_parms.memsize = 8 * 1024 * 1024;
 
 	j = COM_CheckParm ("-mem");
 	if (j)