diff --git a/repos/gems/run/ssh_exec_channel.run b/repos/gems/run/ssh_exec_channel.run
index 349ee8aedf..569bb7172f 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/ssh_exec_channel.run
+++ b/repos/gems/run/ssh_exec_channel.run
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ build_boot_image $boot_modules
 # Execute test
 #
 
-append qemu_args     " -m 512 -nographic "
+append qemu_args     " -nographic "
 append_qemu_nic_args "hostfwd=tcp::5555-:22"
 
 set nic_router_match_string ".uplink. dynamic IP config. interface (\[0-9\]+\.\[0-9\]+\.\[0-9\]+\.\[0-9\]+).*\n"