diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 49eb254a70fd..e3771d40c776 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-org.gradle.jvmargs=-XX:+UseG1GC -Xmx1g -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=512m
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-XX:+UseG1GC -Xmx1.5g -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=768m
 org.gradle.parallel=true
 # Build cache can be disabled with --no-build-cache option
 org.gradle.caching=true