diff --git a/Kconfig b/Kconfig
index 357ffc8479..3ce3ac9e52 100644
--- a/Kconfig
+++ b/Kconfig
@@ -1581,7 +1581,7 @@ menu "LVGL configuration"
 		config LV_GIF_MAX_WIDTH
 			int "Maximum GIF canvas width in pixels (GIFs wider than this are rejected)"
 			depends on LV_USE_GIF
-			default 32768
+			default 480
 
 		config LV_GIF_MAX_HEIGHT
 			int "Maximum GIF canvas height in pixels (GIFs taller than this are rejected)"
diff --git a/lv_conf_template.h b/lv_conf_template.h
index 46819f0a85..2450efa4ff 100644
--- a/lv_conf_template.h
+++ b/lv_conf_template.h
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@
     /** Maximum GIF canvas width in pixels.
      *  GIFs wider than this value will be rejected with GIF_TOO_LARGE.
      *  Decrease this value to save RAM. */
-    #define LV_GIF_MAX_WIDTH 32768
+    #define LV_GIF_MAX_WIDTH 480
     /** Maximum GIF canvas height in pixels.
      *  GIFs taller than this value will be rejected with GIF_TOO_LARGE.
      *  Decrease this value to save RAM. */