diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/definitions.yml b/.gitlab/ci/definitions.yml
index 3fb8a05..6457919 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/definitions.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/definitions.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .install-qemu:
   timeout: 4 hours # builds with emulation can take a long time to complete
   tags:
-    - docker
+    - saas-linux-2xlarge-amd64 # use largest instance for better performance for arm64 builds
   variables:
     QEMU_IMAGE: tonistiigi/binfmt:qemu-v7.0.0
   before_script: