diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/amazon-image.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/amazon-image.nix
index d0d47511af9..7d6109f212a 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/amazon-image.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/amazon-image.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ in
               ''
                 mkdir $out
                 diskImage=$out/nixos.img
-                ${pkgs.vmTools.qemu}/bin/qemu-img create -f raw $diskImage "4G"
+                ${pkgs.vmTools.qemu}/bin/qemu-img create -f raw $diskImage "8G"
                 mv closure xchg/
               '';
             buildInputs = [ pkgs.utillinux pkgs.perl ];