diff --git a/repos/gems/run/sculpt.run b/repos/gems/run/sculpt.run
index d6d5a5485d..945e3a3962 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/sculpt.run
+++ b/repos/gems/run/sculpt.run
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ install_config {
 	</start>
 
 	<start name="nitpicker" caps="1000" priority="-1">
-		<resource name="RAM" quantum="12M"/>
+		<resource name="RAM" quantum="18M"/>
 		<resource name="CPU" quantum="10"/>
 		<affinity xpos="1" width="1"/> <!-- decouple nitpicker from boot CPU -->
 		<provides>