diff --git a/tools/xm-test/tests/create/15_create_smallmem_pos.py b/tools/xm-test/tests/create/15_create_smallmem_pos.py
index 1833becc60..b1ec678180 100644
--- a/tools/xm-test/tests/create/15_create_smallmem_pos.py
+++ b/tools/xm-test/tests/create/15_create_smallmem_pos.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ except DomainError, e:
 
 try:
     console = XmConsole(domain.getName())
+    console.setLimit(65536)
     console.sendInput("input")
     console.runCmd("ls")
 except ConsoleError, e: