diff --git a/test/cli/run/esm-fixture-leak-small.mjs b/test/cli/run/esm-fixture-leak-small.mjs
index bf076d620d..54e854c812 100644
--- a/test/cli/run/esm-fixture-leak-small.mjs
+++ b/test/cli/run/esm-fixture-leak-small.mjs
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ setTimeout(() => {
   let diff = process.memoryUsage.rss() - baseline;
   diff = (diff / 1024 / 1024) | 0;
   console.log({ leaked: diff + " MB" });
-  // this one might be too flaky
-  if (diff > 40) {
+  // This used to be 40 MB, but the original version of Bun which this triggered on would reach 120 MB
+  // so we can increase it to 60 and still catch the leak.
+  if (diff > 60) {
     console.log("\n--fail--\n");
     process.exit(1);
   } else {