diff --git a/exec/main.c b/exec/main.c
index 716377d9..cc70e011 100644
--- a/exec/main.c
+++ b/exec/main.c
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@
 #include "evil.h"
 #include "tsafe.h"
 
+#ifdef HAVE_SMALL_MEMORY_FOOTPRINT
+#define IPC_LOGSYS_SIZE			1024*64
+#else
+#define IPC_LOGSYS_SIZE			8192*128
+#endif
+
 LOGSYS_DECLARE_SYSTEM ("corosync",
 	LOGSYS_MODE_OUTPUT_STDERR | LOGSYS_MODE_THREADED | LOGSYS_MODE_FORK,
 	0,
@@ -132,7 +138,7 @@ LOGSYS_DECLARE_SYSTEM ("corosync",
 	LOG_DAEMON,
 	LOG_INFO,
 	NULL,
-	1000000);
+	IPC_LOGSYS_SIZE);
 
 LOGSYS_DECLARE_SUBSYS ("MAIN");