diff --git a/mm/mm_heap/mm_realloc.c b/mm/mm_heap/mm_realloc.c
index 859ab692db..0fab7c3b07 100644
--- a/mm/mm_heap/mm_realloc.c
+++ b/mm/mm_heap/mm_realloc.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ FAR void *mm_realloc(FAR struct mm_heap_s *heap, FAR void *oldmem,
       newmem = mm_malloc(heap, size);
       if (newmem != NULL)
         {
-          memcpy(newmem, oldmem, size);
+          memcpy(newmem, oldmem, MIN(size, mm_malloc_size(heap, oldmem)));
           mm_free(heap, oldmem);
         }