--- test/malloc.test
+++ test/malloc.test
@@ -713,17 +713,17 @@
 
 # After committing a transaction in persistent-journal mode, if a journal
 # size limit is configured SQLite may attempt to truncate the journal file.
 # This test verifies the libraries response to a malloc() failure during
 # this operation.
 #
 do_malloc_test 31 -sqlprep {
   PRAGMA journal_mode = persist;
-  PRAGMA journal_size_limit = 1024;
+  PRAGMA journal_size_limit = 8192;
   CREATE TABLE t1(a PRIMARY KEY, b);
 } -sqlbody {
   INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(1, 2);
 }
 
 # When written, this test provoked an obscure change-counter bug.
 # 
 # If, when running in exclusive mode, a malloc() failure occurs