diff --git a/scripts/build_kvm_image.sh b/scripts/build_kvm_image.sh
index cfaba6521e..6e5fd7dec7 100755
--- a/scripts/build_kvm_image.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_kvm_image.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 #  SPDX-License-Identifier:     GPL-2.0
 
-MEM=4096
+MEM=8192
 DISK=$1
 ONIE_RECOVERY_ISO=$2
 INSTALLER=$3