diff --git a/kernel/src/memory/MemoryManager.cpp b/kernel/src/memory/MemoryManager.cpp
index 018c284d..eb0a7ab1 100644
--- a/kernel/src/memory/MemoryManager.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/memory/MemoryManager.cpp
@@ -157,10 +157,10 @@ namespace MemoryManager
         used_mem += ARCH_PAGE_SIZE;
         free_mem -= ARCH_PAGE_SIZE;
 
-        if (free_mem < 1024 * 1024)
+        if (free_mem < 4 * 1024 * 1024)
         {
-            // Less than 1 MiB of free memory! Let's start clearing caches...
-            kwarnln("Less than 1 MiB of free memory, clearing caches to try to gain extra memory");
+            // Less than 4 MiB of free memory! Let's start clearing caches...
+            kwarnln("Less than 4 MiB of free memory, clearing caches to try to gain extra memory");
             Scheduler::signal_oom_thread();
         }