diff --git a/tests/misc/recursive_iternext.py b/tests/misc/recursive_iternext.py
index 376c45b3c7..025fa425b5 100644
--- a/tests/misc/recursive_iternext.py
+++ b/tests/misc/recursive_iternext.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 try:
     # large stack/heap, eg unix
     [0] * 80000
-    N = 2000
+    N = 2400
 except:
     try:
         # medium, eg pyboard