diff --git a/cmd/plugins/topology-aware/policy/resources.go b/cmd/plugins/topology-aware/policy/resources.go
index 6fd8165f5..0b20f4d7e 100644
--- a/cmd/plugins/topology-aware/policy/resources.go
+++ b/cmd/plugins/topology-aware/policy/resources.go
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ func newRequest(container cache.Container) Request {
 		container.PrettyName(), cpuType, full, fraction, isolate, prio)
 
 	if mtype == memoryUnspec {
-		mtype = defaultMemoryType
+		mtype = defaultMemoryType &^ memoryHBM
 	}
 
 	if mtype&memoryPMEM != 0 && mtype&memoryDRAM != 0 {