diff --git a/cabal-install/cabal-install.cabal b/cabal-install/cabal-install.cabal
index 9f68b0137b1..216588ade87 100644
--- a/cabal-install/cabal-install.cabal
+++ b/cabal-install/cabal-install.cabal
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ Test-Suite memory-usage-tests
   hs-source-dirs: tests
   default-language: Haskell2010
 
-  ghc-options: -threaded -rtsopts "-with-rtsopts=-M8M -K1K"
+  ghc-options: -threaded -rtsopts "-with-rtsopts=-M16M -K1K"
 
   other-modules:
     UnitTests.Distribution.Solver.Modular.DSL