diff --git a/src/lib/cbmem_console.c b/src/lib/cbmem_console.c
index ac1d8bb..fec11f75 100644
--- a/src/lib/cbmem_console.c
+++ b/src/lib/cbmem_console.c
@@ -53,7 +53,13 @@
  * to be concatenated with the CBMEM console buffer contents accumulated
  * during the ROM stage, once CBMEM becomes available at RAM stage.
  */
-static u8 static_console[40000];
+
+#if CONFIG_DYNAMIC_CBMEM
+#define STATIC_CONSOLE_SIZE 1024
+#else
+#define STATIC_CONSOLE_SIZE 40000
+#endif
+static u8 static_console[STATIC_CONSOLE_SIZE];
 #endif
 
 static inline struct cbmem_console *current_console(void)