diff --git a/deployment/metrics/collectd-container-puppet.yaml b/deployment/metrics/collectd-container-puppet.yaml
index 37fd28ee18..a055f9c407 100644
--- a/deployment/metrics/collectd-container-puppet.yaml
+++ b/deployment/metrics/collectd-container-puppet.yaml
@@ -709,6 +709,7 @@ outputs:
             pid: host
             user: root
             restart: always
+            mem_limit: 512m
             cap_add:
               - IPC_LOCK
             healthcheck: