diff --git a/src/core/main.c b/src/core/main.c
index f29449d691..67189fef6d 100644
--- a/src/core/main.c
+++ b/src/core/main.c
@@ -1256,8 +1256,8 @@ static int bump_rlimit_memlock(struct rlimit *saved_rlimit) {
          * must be unsigned, hence this is a given, but let's make this clear here. */
         assert_cc(RLIM_INFINITY > 0);
 
-        mm = physical_memory() / 8; /* Let's scale how much we allow to be locked by the amount of physical
-                                     * RAM. We allow an eighth to be locked by us, just to pick a value. */
+        mm = physical_memory_scale(1, 8); /* Let's scale how much we allow to be locked by the amount of physical
+                                           * RAM. We allow an eighth to be locked by us, just to pick a value. */
 
         new_rlimit = (struct rlimit) {
                 .rlim_cur = MAX3(HIGH_RLIMIT_MEMLOCK, saved_rlimit->rlim_cur, mm),