diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 81e1e55f74..b14f31a39f 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -42,10 +42,13 @@ global_task_template: &GLOBAL_TASK_TEMPLATE
 task:
   name: 'ARM  [GOAL: install]  [buster]  [unit tests, no functional tests]'
   << : *GLOBAL_TASK_TEMPLATE
-  container:
+  arm_container:
     image: debian:buster
+    cpu: 2
+    memory: 8G
   env:
     FILE_ENV: "./ci/test/00_setup_env_arm.sh"
+    QEMU_USER_CMD: ""  # Disable qemu and run the test natively
 
 task:
   name: 'Win64  [GOAL: deploy]  [unit tests, no gui, no boost::process, no functional tests]'