diff --git a/repos/base/include/pd_session/pd_session.h b/repos/base/include/pd_session/pd_session.h
index 8b5edbe068..27b599320d 100644
--- a/repos/base/include/pd_session/pd_session.h
+++ b/repos/base/include/pd_session/pd_session.h
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ struct Genode::Pd_session : Session, Ram_allocator
 	 ** Virtual address-space management **
 	 **************************************/
 
-	enum { LINKER_AREA_SIZE = 160*1024*1024UL };
+	enum { LINKER_AREA_SIZE = 256*1024*1024UL };
 
 	/**
 	 * Return region map of the PD's virtual address space
diff --git a/repos/base/src/test/rm_fault/main.cc b/repos/base/src/test/rm_fault/main.cc
index 123a138fea..352b09b522 100644
--- a/repos/base/src/test/rm_fault/main.cc
+++ b/repos/base/src/test/rm_fault/main.cc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ using namespace Genode;
  ***********/
 
 enum {
-	MANAGED_ADDR = 0x10000000,
+	MANAGED_ADDR = 0x18000000,
 	STOP_TEST    = 0xdead,
 	READ_TEST    = 0x12345,
 	WRITE_TEST   = READ_TEST - 1,