diff --git a/repos/hello_gpgpu/run/multi_gpgpu.run b/repos/hello_gpgpu/run/multi_gpgpu.run
index a1dbf9d02b..56a5668e8c 100644
--- a/repos/hello_gpgpu/run/multi_gpgpu.run
+++ b/repos/hello_gpgpu/run/multi_gpgpu.run
@@ -135,5 +135,5 @@ append_platform_drv_boot_modules
 build_boot_image $boot_modules
 
 # qemu stuff
-append qemu_args " -nographic -m 16G"
+append qemu_args " -nographic -m 24G"
 run_genode_until forever