diff --git a/crates/nu_plugin_ps/src/ps.rs b/crates/nu_plugin_ps/src/ps.rs
index 59870052fe..ebacee6794 100644
--- a/crates/nu_plugin_ps/src/ps.rs
+++ b/crates/nu_plugin_ps/src/ps.rs
@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@ pub async fn ps(tag: Tag, long: bool) -> Result<Vec<Value>, ShellError> {
             "cpu",
             UntaggedValue::decimal_from_float(process.cpu_usage() as f64, tag.span),
         );
-        dict.insert_untagged("mem", UntaggedValue::filesize(process.memory()));
-        dict.insert_untagged("virtual", UntaggedValue::filesize(process.virtual_memory()));
+        dict.insert_untagged("mem", UntaggedValue::filesize(process.memory() * 1000));
+        dict.insert_untagged(
+            "virtual",
+            UntaggedValue::filesize(process.virtual_memory() * 1000),
+        );
 
         if long {
             if let Some(parent) = process.parent() {
diff --git a/crates/nu_plugin_sys/src/sys.rs b/crates/nu_plugin_sys/src/sys.rs
index e971a8d184..cbbe77ae19 100644
--- a/crates/nu_plugin_sys/src/sys.rs
+++ b/crates/nu_plugin_sys/src/sys.rs
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ pub fn mem(sys: &mut System, tag: Tag) -> Option<UntaggedValue> {
     let total_swap = sys.get_total_swap();
     let free_swap = sys.get_free_swap();
 
-    dict.insert_untagged("total", UntaggedValue::filesize(total_mem));
-    dict.insert_untagged("free", UntaggedValue::filesize(free_mem));
-    dict.insert_untagged("swap total", UntaggedValue::filesize(total_swap));
-    dict.insert_untagged("swap free", UntaggedValue::filesize(free_swap));
+    dict.insert_untagged("total", UntaggedValue::filesize(total_mem * 1000));
+    dict.insert_untagged("free", UntaggedValue::filesize(free_mem * 1000));
+    dict.insert_untagged("swap total", UntaggedValue::filesize(total_swap * 1000));
+    dict.insert_untagged("swap free", UntaggedValue::filesize(free_swap * 1000));
 
     Some(dict.into_untagged_value())
 }