diff --git a/fitz/res_pixmap.c b/fitz/res_pixmap.c
index 83f4652..c4d7d6a 100644
--- a/fitz/res_pixmap.c
+++ b/fitz/res_pixmap.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "fitz.h"
 
-static int fz_memory_limit = 256 << 20;
+static int fz_memory_limit = 64 << 20; // XXX dpavlin - limit memory usage to 64M
 static int fz_memory_used = 0;
 
 fz_pixmap *