diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/shenandoah/oom/TestThreadFailure.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/shenandoah/oom/TestThreadFailure.java
index a31c5ed4133..e00ddbac94c 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/shenandoah/oom/TestThreadFailure.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/gc/shenandoah/oom/TestThreadFailure.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
 
         {
             ProcessBuilder pb = ProcessTools.createJavaProcessBuilder(
-                    "-Xmx64m",
+                    "-Xmx32m",
                     "-XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions",
                     "-XX:+UseShenandoahGC",
                     TestThreadFailure.class.getName(),