diff --git a/Kconfig b/Kconfig
index f4187c68d..11e5a8f3f 100644
--- a/Kconfig
+++ b/Kconfig
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ menu "LVGL configuration"
 
 		config LV_MEM_SIZE_KILOBYTES
 			int "Size of the memory used by `lv_mem_alloc` in kilobytes (>= 2kB)"
-			range 2 128
 			default 32
 			depends on !LV_MEM_CUSTOM
 
diff --git a/src/lv_conf_kconfig.h b/src/lv_conf_kconfig.h
index 7742fe77b..56e0b7d78 100644
--- a/src/lv_conf_kconfig.h
+++ b/src/lv_conf_kconfig.h
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ extern "C" {
  *******************/
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LV_MEM_SIZE_KILOBYTES
+#  if(CONFIG_LV_MEM_SIZE_KILOBYTES < 2)
+#    error "LV_MEM_SIZE >= 2kB is required"
+#  endif
+
 #  define CONFIG_LV_MEM_SIZE (CONFIG_LV_MEM_SIZE_KILOBYTES * 1024U)
 #endif