diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_aarch64_stg b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_aarch64_stg
index 3ee1c15b74..7dbfc5f38b 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_aarch64_stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_aarch64_stg
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 ---
 # common items for the buildvm-* koji builders
 volgroup: /dev/vg_guests
-lvm_size: 150000
-mem_size: 10240
+lvm_size: 140000
+mem_size: 40960
 max_mem_size: "{{ mem_size }}"
-num_cpus: 4
+num_cpus: 5
+max_cpu: "{{ num_cpus }}"
 ks_url: http://10.3.163.35/repo/rhel/ks/buildvm-fedora-32-aarch64-iad2
 ks_repo: http://10.3.163.35/pub/fedora/linux/releases/32/Server/aarch64/os/
 nm: 255.255.255.0
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_armv7_stg b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_armv7_stg
index a869583f80..0233689cb9 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_armv7_stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm_armv7_stg
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 ---
 # common items for the buildvm-* koji builders
 volgroup: /dev/vg_guests
-lvm_size: 150000
-mem_size: 10240
+lvm_size: 140000
+mem_size: 24000
 max_mem_size: "{{ mem_size }}"
-num_cpus: 4
+num_cpus: 5
+max_cpu: "{{ num_cpus }}"
 ks_url: http://10.3.163.35/repo/rhel/ks/buildvm-fedora-32-armv7-iad2
 ks_repo: http://10.3.163.35/pub/fedora/linux/releases/32/Server/armhfp/os/
 nm: 255.255.255.0