diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/torture.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/torture.sh
index ad7525b7ac29..56e2e1a42569 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/torture.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/torture.sh
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ done
 if test "$do_kvfree" = "yes"
 then
 	torture_bootargs="rcuscale.kfree_rcu_test=1 rcuscale.kfree_nthreads=16 rcuscale.holdoff=20 rcuscale.kfree_loops=10000 torture.disable_onoff_at_boot"
-	torture_set "rcuscale-kvfree" tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm.sh --torture rcuscale --allcpus --duration 10 --kconfig "CONFIG_NR_CPUS=$HALF_ALLOTED_CPUS" --trust-make
+	torture_set "rcuscale-kvfree" tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm.sh --torture rcuscale --allcpus --duration 10 --kconfig "CONFIG_NR_CPUS=$HALF_ALLOTED_CPUS" --memory 1G --trust-make
 fi
 
 echo " --- " $scriptname $args