diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index a20279737f3..c162f0ba03c 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ task:
   << : *GLOBAL_TASK_TEMPLATE
   container:
     image: ubuntu:focal
+    memory: 16G # ELEMENTS: need more memory
   env:
     FILE_ENV: "./ci/test/00_setup_env_native_asan.sh"