diff --git a/.cci.jenkinsfile b/.cci.jenkinsfile
index 511236c7f7..305f12a5cc 100644
--- a/.cci.jenkinsfile
+++ b/.cci.jenkinsfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 stage("Build") {
 parallel rpms: {
   def n = 4
-  buildPod(memory: "4Gi", cpu: "${n}") {
+  buildPod(memory: "6Gi", cpu: "${n}") {
       checkout scm
       // 2:1 job to CPU at most should keep us from getting kicked out
       shwrap("""RPM_BUILD_NCPUS=${n} CARGO_BUILD_JOBS=${n} ./ci/coreosci-rpmbuild.sh""")