diff --git a/repos/base/include/pd_session/pd_session.h b/repos/base/include/pd_session/pd_session.h
index 16bb325c73..ba0b158573 100644
--- a/repos/base/include/pd_session/pd_session.h
+++ b/repos/base/include/pd_session/pd_session.h
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ struct Genode::Pd_session : Session, Pd_account, Ram_allocator
 	 ** Virtual address-space management **
 	 **************************************/
 
-	enum { LINKER_AREA_SIZE = 256*1024*1024UL };
+	enum { LINKER_AREA_SIZE = 320*1024*1024UL };
 
 	/**
 	 * Return region map of the PD's virtual address space