diff --git a/config/recipes/autopilot/elasticsearch.yaml b/config/recipes/autopilot/elasticsearch.yaml
index 731bf0e0c6c..2fec193b4c1 100644
--- a/config/recipes/autopilot/elasticsearch.yaml
+++ b/config/recipes/autopilot/elasticsearch.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
     nodeSystemConfig:
       linuxNodeConfig:
         sysctls:
-          vm.max_map_count: 262144
+          vm.max_map_count: 1048576
   priorities:
     - machineFamily: n2
 ---
diff --git a/config/recipes/autopilot/fleet-kubernetes-integration.yaml b/config/recipes/autopilot/fleet-kubernetes-integration.yaml
index 473a92e5e70..ec1aad5f7cc 100644
--- a/config/recipes/autopilot/fleet-kubernetes-integration.yaml
+++ b/config/recipes/autopilot/fleet-kubernetes-integration.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ spec:
     nodeSystemConfig:
       linuxNodeConfig:
         sysctls:
-          vm.max_map_count: 262144
+          vm.max_map_count: 1048576
   priorities:
     - machineFamily: n2
 ---