diff --git a/repos/ports/recipes/raw/system_shell/system_shell.config b/repos/ports/recipes/raw/system_shell/system_shell.config
index d97576afd4..6a850205fd 100644
--- a/repos/ports/recipes/raw/system_shell/system_shell.config
+++ b/repos/ports/recipes/raw/system_shell/system_shell.config
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	<default caps="100"/>
 
 	<start name="gui_fb">
-		<resource name="RAM" quantum="8M"/>
+		<resource name="RAM" quantum="12M"/>
 		<provides> <service name="Framebuffer"/> <service name="Input"/> </provides>
 		<config xpos="10" ypos="10" initial_width="800" initial_height="600"/>
 		<route>