1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/nix/libstore/globals.cc b/nix/libstore/globals.cc
index bb08a7d0b0..07f23d469c 100644
--- a/nix/libstore/globals.cc
+++ b/nix/libstore/globals.cc
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Settings::Settings()
     buildTimeout = 0;
     useBuildHook = true;
     printBuildTrace = false;
-    reservedSize = 1024 * 1024;
+    reservedSize = 8 * 1024 * 1024;
     fsyncMetadata = true;
     useSQLiteWAL = true;
     syncBeforeRegistering = false;