diff --git a/pandoc.cabal b/pandoc.cabal
index 5e988c43e..5936d113f 100644
--- a/pandoc.cabal
+++ b/pandoc.cabal
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ common common-options
 common common-executable
   import:           common-options
   build-depends:    pandoc
-  ghc-options:      -rtsopts -with-rtsopts=-K16m -with-rtsopts=-A8m -threaded
+  ghc-options:      -rtsopts -with-rtsopts=-A8m -threaded
 
 
 library