diff --git a/pkg/asset/machines/libvirt/machines.go b/pkg/asset/machines/libvirt/machines.go
index d18b7985ecc..cdc9393ad2a 100644
--- a/pkg/asset/machines/libvirt/machines.go
+++ b/pkg/asset/machines/libvirt/machines.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func provider(clusterID string, networkInterfaceAddress string, platform *libvir
 			APIVersion: "libvirtproviderconfig.openshift.io/v1beta1",
 			Kind:       "LibvirtMachineProviderConfig",
 		},
-		DomainMemory: 8192,
+		DomainMemory: 16384,
 		DomainVcpu:   4,
 		Ignition: &libvirtprovider.Ignition{
 			UserDataSecret: userDataSecret,