diff --git a/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/genericarm64.conf b/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/genericarm64.conf
index 5d1010e..ce22b17 100644
--- a/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/genericarm64.conf
+++ b/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/genericarm64.conf
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ QB_MACHINE ?= "-machine virt"
 QB_CPU ?= "-cpu cortex-a76"
 QB_CPU_KVM ?= "-cpu host -machine gic-version=3"
 QB_SMP ?= "-smp 4"
+QB_MEM ?= "-m 512"
 # Boot into U-Boot and let that scan the disk for the next step, don't pass any kernel or filesystem hints
 QB_DEFAULT_BIOS ?= "u-boot.bin"
 QB_DEFAULT_KERNEL ?= "none"