diff --git a/centos-7/template.json b/centos-7/template.json
index 824b475..9f381ba 100644
--- a/centos-7/template.json
+++ b/centos-7/template.json
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@
     },
     {
       "type": "qemu",
+      "qemuargs": [
+        [ "-m", "1024M" ]
+      ],
       "vm_name": "{{ user `distro` }}-{{ timestamp  }}",
       "output_directory": "images/{{ user `distro` }}-qemu-{{ timestamp  }}",
       "format": "qcow2",