diff --git a/repos/gems/run/sculpt/default_fs_subinit.config b/repos/gems/run/sculpt/default_fs_subinit.config
index 0f8f5ca20b..bb625c9344 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/sculpt/default_fs_subinit.config
+++ b/repos/gems/run/sculpt/default_fs_subinit.config
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 		<default-policy> <child name="vfs"/> </default-policy> </service>
 
 	<start name="vfs" caps="400">
-		<resource name="RAM" quantum="110M" />
+		<resource name="RAM" quantum="100M" />
 		<provides> <service name="File_system"/> </provides>
 		<config>
-			<vfs> <rump fs="ext2fs" writeable="yes"/> </vfs>
+			<vfs> <rump fs="ext2fs" ram="48M" writeable="yes"/> </vfs>
 			<default-policy root="/" writeable="yes"/>
 		</config>
 		<route>