diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/processor.h
index 0531f49af5c3..ce70bceb8872 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  * This decides where the kernel will search for a free chunk of vm
  * space during mmap's.
  */
-#define TASK_UNMAPPED_BASE	PAGE_ALIGN(TASK_SIZE >> 1)
+#define TASK_UNMAPPED_BASE	PAGE_ALIGN(TASK_SIZE / 3)
 
 #define STACK_TOP		TASK_SIZE
 #define STACK_TOP_MAX		STACK_TOP