diff --git a/test/extra/crunched_delete.c++ b/test/extra/crunched_delete.c++
index 0693ec97..edb91d5b 100644
--- a/test/extra/crunched_delete.c++
+++ b/test/extra/crunched_delete.c++
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <random>
 #include <vector>
 
-#if MDBX_DEBUG || !defined(NDEBUG)
+#if MDBX_DEBUG || !defined(NDEBUG) || defined(__APPLE__)
 #define NN 1024
 #else
 #define NN 16384