diff --git a/repos/base/include/io_port_session/connection.h b/repos/base/include/io_port_session/connection.h
index 13e2266088..c7384b4b23 100644
--- a/repos/base/include/io_port_session/connection.h
+++ b/repos/base/include/io_port_session/connection.h
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ struct Genode::Io_port_connection : Connection<Io_port_session>,
 	 */
 	Capability<Io_port_session> _session(Parent &parent, unsigned base, unsigned size)
 	{
-		return session(parent, "ram_quota=6K, cap_quota=%u, io_port_base=%u, io_port_size=%u",
-		               CAP_QUOTA, base, size);
+		return session(parent, "ram_quota=%u, cap_quota=%u, io_port_base=%u, io_port_size=%u",
+		               RAM_QUOTA, CAP_QUOTA, base, size);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ struct Genode::Io_port_connection : Connection<Io_port_session>,
 	:
 		Connection<Io_port_session>(env,
 		                            session(env.parent(),
-		                                    "ram_quota=6K, cap_quota=%u, "
+		                                    "ram_quota=%u, cap_quota=%u, "
 		                                    "io_port_base=%u, io_port_size=%u",
-		                                    CAP_QUOTA, base, size)),
+		                                    RAM_QUOTA, CAP_QUOTA, base, size)),
 		Io_port_session_client(cap())
 	{ }
 };
diff --git a/repos/base/include/io_port_session/io_port_session.h b/repos/base/include/io_port_session/io_port_session.h
index b4e66d7be3..24d7cfcd9d 100644
--- a/repos/base/include/io_port_session/io_port_session.h
+++ b/repos/base/include/io_port_session/io_port_session.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ struct Genode::Io_port_session : Session
 	 */
 	static const char *service_name() { return "IO_PORT"; }
 
-	enum { CAP_QUOTA = 2 };
+	enum { RAM_QUOTA = 6 * 1024, CAP_QUOTA = 2 };
 
 	virtual ~Io_port_session() { }