diff --git a/cscs-checks/microbenchmarks/alloc_speed/alloc_speed.py b/cscs-checks/microbenchmarks/alloc_speed/alloc_speed.py
index 9aebea7c90..e7850b3c67 100644
--- a/cscs-checks/microbenchmarks/alloc_speed/alloc_speed.py
+++ b/cscs-checks/microbenchmarks/alloc_speed/alloc_speed.py
@@ -16,9 +16,16 @@ def __init__(self, hugepages):
         if hugepages == 'no':
             self.valid_systems += ['kesch:cn', 'kesch:pn']
         else:
-            if self.current_system.name in {'dom', 'daint'}:
+            if self.current_system.name in {'dom', 'daint', 'tiger'}:
                 self.modules = ['craype-hugepages%s' % hugepages]
 
+        if self.current_system.name in {'tiger'}:
+            self.extra_resources = {
+                'mem-per-cpu': {
+                    'mem_per_cpu': 0
+                }
+            }
+
         self.sanity_patterns = sn.assert_found('4096 MB', self.stdout)
         self.perf_patterns = {
             'time': sn.extractsingle(r'4096 MB, allocation time (?P<time>\S+)',
@@ -67,6 +74,5 @@ def __init__(self, hugepages):
             },
         }
         self.reference = self.sys_reference[hugepages]
-
         self.maintainers = ['AK', 'VH']
         self.tags = {'production', 'craype'}