diff --git a/R/run-tests.sh b/R/run-tests.sh
index e82ad0ba2cd06..18a1e13bdc655 100755
--- a/R/run-tests.sh
+++ b/R/run-tests.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ FAILED=0
 LOGFILE=$FWDIR/unit-tests.out
 rm -f $LOGFILE
 
-SPARK_TESTING=1 $FWDIR/../bin/sparkR --driver-java-options "-Dlog4j.configuration=file:$FWDIR/log4j.properties" $FWDIR/pkg/tests/run-all.R 2>&1 | tee -a $LOGFILE
+SPARK_TESTING=1 $FWDIR/../bin/sparkR --conf spark.buffer.pageSize=4m --driver-java-options "-Dlog4j.configuration=file:$FWDIR/log4j.properties" $FWDIR/pkg/tests/run-all.R 2>&1 | tee -a $LOGFILE
 FAILED=$((PIPESTATUS[0]||$FAILED))
 
 if [[ $FAILED != 0 ]]; then