diff --git a/firmware/controllers/engine_controller.cpp b/firmware/controllers/engine_controller.cpp
index aed18d00a8..ac7346c0d3 100644
--- a/firmware/controllers/engine_controller.cpp
+++ b/firmware/controllers/engine_controller.cpp
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ void initEngineContoller(Logging *sharedLogger DECLARE_ENGINE_PARAMETER_SUFFIX)
 // help to notice when RAM usage goes up - if a code change adds to RAM usage these variables would fail
 // linking process which is the way to raise the alarm
 #ifndef RAM_UNUSED_SIZE
-#define RAM_UNUSED_SIZE 10000
+#define RAM_UNUSED_SIZE 8600
 #endif
 #ifndef CCM_UNUSED_SIZE
 #define CCM_UNUSED_SIZE 6800