diff --git a/testsuites/sptests/spwkspace/init.c b/testsuites/sptests/spwkspace/init.c
index 5d5fbabdcc..1441662bf6 100644
--- a/testsuites/sptests/spwkspace/init.c
+++ b/testsuites/sptests/spwkspace/init.c
@@ -113,5 +113,7 @@ rtems_task Init(
 
 #define CONFIGURE_MAXIMUM_TASKS             1
 
+#define CONFIGURE_MEMORY_OVERHEAD 1
+
 #define CONFIGURE_INIT
 #include <rtems/confdefs.h>