diff --git a/include/configs/M5253EVBE.h b/include/configs/M5253EVBE.h
index 48170e7a35a7965c2f8e1c4fa92085e249fe1b81..f5e1b646ca2e52000e1f8dd5b175e92c75869028 100644
--- a/include/configs/M5253EVBE.h
+++ b/include/configs/M5253EVBE.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
  * Please note that CFG_SDRAM_BASE _must_ start at 0
  */
 #define CFG_SDRAM_BASE		0x00000000
-#define CFG_SDRAM_SIZE		16	/* SDRAM size in MB */
+#define CFG_SDRAM_SIZE		8	/* SDRAM size in MB */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MONITOR_IS_IN_RAM
 #define CFG_MONITOR_BASE	0x20000