diff --git a/ubuntu-14.04/template.json b/ubuntu-14.04/template.json
index f61485b..0f71697 100644
--- a/ubuntu-14.04/template.json
+++ b/ubuntu-14.04/template.json
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@
     },
     {
       "type": "qemu",
+      "qemuargs": [
+        [ "-m", "1024M" ]
+      ],
       "vm_name": "{{ user `distro` }}-{{ timestamp  }}",
       "output_directory": "images/{{ user `distro` }}-qemu-{{ timestamp  }}",
       "format": "qcow2",