diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 1f60099c94..9883f87c16 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -168,8 +168,11 @@ task:
   << : *GLOBAL_TASK_TEMPLATE
   container:
     image: ubuntu:focal
+    cpu: 4
+    memory: 16G  # The default memory is sometimes just a bit too small, so double everything
   env:
     << : *CIRRUS_EPHEMERAL_WORKER_TEMPLATE_ENV
+    MAKEJOBS: "-j8"
     FILE_ENV: "./ci/test/00_setup_env_native_multiprocess.sh"
 
 task: