diff --git a/src/systemcmds/top/module.mk b/src/systemcmds/top/module.mk
index 985ea846f8..548a09f856 100644
--- a/src/systemcmds/top/module.mk
+++ b/src/systemcmds/top/module.mk
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 MODULE_COMMAND	 = top
 SRCS		 = top.c
 
-MODULE_STACKSIZE = 2048
+MODULE_STACKSIZE = 1700
 
 MAXOPTIMIZATION	 = -Os