diff --git a/scripts/check-qemu-install b/scripts/check-qemu-install
index aaac8250..18907cb9 100755
--- a/scripts/check-qemu-install
+++ b/scripts/check-qemu-install
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def get_qemu_cmd(name, enable_kvm, enable_uefi, disk_img, raid=None, iso_img=Non
         -smp sockets=1,cpus={cpucount},cores=1 \
         -cpu host \
         {uefi} \
-        -m 1G \
+        -m 2G \
         -vga none \
         -nographic \
         -machine accel=kvm \