diff --git a/libc/system_properties/prop_area.cpp b/libc/system_properties/prop_area.cpp
index d5693b9..4668eed 100644
--- a/libc/system_properties/prop_area.cpp
+++ b/libc/system_properties/prop_area.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 #include <async_safe/log.h>
 
-constexpr size_t PA_SIZE = 256 * 1024;
+constexpr size_t PA_SIZE = 128 * 1024;
 constexpr uint32_t PROP_AREA_MAGIC = 0x504f5250;
 constexpr uint32_t PROP_AREA_VERSION = 0xfc6ed0ab;
 
diff --git a/tests/system_properties_test.cpp b/tests/system_properties_test.cpp
index dff92ea..0b7f5ae 100644
--- a/tests/system_properties_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/system_properties_test.cpp
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@
   ASSERT_TRUE(system_properties.valid());
 
   auto name = "ro.super_long_property"s;
-  auto value = std::string(256 * 1024 + 1, 'x');
+  auto value = std::string(128 * 1024 + 1, 'x');
   ASSERT_NE(0, system_properties.Add(name.c_str(), name.size(), value.c_str(), value.size()));
 
 #else   // __BIONIC__