diff --git a/test/jdk/jdk/jfr/event/gc/detailed/TestZAllocationStallEvent.java b/test/jdk/jdk/jfr/event/gc/detailed/TestZAllocationStallEvent.java
index 7e0cc111733..8977a574a62 100644
--- a/test/jdk/jdk/jfr/event/gc/detailed/TestZAllocationStallEvent.java
+++ b/test/jdk/jdk/jfr/event/gc/detailed/TestZAllocationStallEvent.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class TestZAllocationStallEvent {
 
             // Allocate many large objects quickly, to outrun the GC
             for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
-                blackHole(new byte[16 * 1024 * 1024]);
+                blackHole(new byte[4 * 1024 * 1024]);
             }
 
             recording.stop();