diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index ed08972c84..97c6952bc8 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 cpus: &CPUS 4
 btest_jobs: &BTEST_JOBS 4
 btest_retries: &BTEST_RETRIES 2
-memory: &MEMORY 12GB
+memory: &MEMORY 16GB
 
 config: &CONFIG --build-type=release --disable-broker-tests --prefix=$CIRRUS_WORKING_DIR/install --ccache
 static_config: &STATIC_CONFIG --build-type=release --disable-broker-tests --enable-static-broker --enable-static-binpac --prefix=$CIRRUS_WORKING_DIR/install --ccache