diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start_flags.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start_flags.go
index 4893ab671852..510e9a685f95 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start_flags.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start_flags.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ const (
 	waitTimeout             = "wait-timeout"
 	nativeSSH               = "native-ssh"
 	minUsableMem            = 1800 // Kubernetes (kubeadm) will not start with less
-	minRecommendedMem       = 2000 // Warn at no lower than existing configurations
+	minRecommendedMem       = 1900 // Warn at no lower than existing configurations
 	minimumCPUS             = 2
 	minimumDiskSize         = 2000
 	autoUpdate              = "auto-update-drivers"