diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinDaemonIT.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinDaemonIT.kt
index 1291a0bc49e..b24c5a43ee0 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinDaemonIT.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/KotlinDaemonIT.kt
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class KotlinDaemonIT : KGPDaemonsBaseTest() {
             buildOptions = defaultBuildOptions.copy(logLevel = LogLevel.INFO)
         ) {
             gradleProperties.append(
-                "\nkotlin.daemon.jvmargs=-Xmx16m"
+                "\nkotlin.daemon.jvmargs=-Xmx12m"
             )
 
             buildAndFail("assemble") {