diff --git a/ci-operator/config/coreos/coreos-assembler/coreos-coreos-assembler-main.yaml b/ci-operator/config/coreos/coreos-assembler/coreos-coreos-assembler-main.yaml
index 9ee8a13333a14..a3645ffe4c1b5 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/coreos/coreos-assembler/coreos-coreos-assembler-main.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/coreos/coreos-assembler/coreos-coreos-assembler-main.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ resources:
     limits:
       devices.kubevirt.io/kvm: "1"
     requests:
-      cpu: 1000m
+      cpu: 2000m
       devices.kubevirt.io/kvm: "1"
       memory: 3Gi
 tests: