diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 947cc1a862b..1f575eb244f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "watch-client": "gulp watch-client --max_old_space_size=4095",
     "monaco-editor-test": "mocha --only-monaco-editor",
     "precommit": "node build/gulpfile.hygiene.js",
-    "gulp": "gulp --max_old_space_size=4095",
+    "gulp": "gulp --max_old_space_size=8192",
     "7z": "7z",
     "update-grammars": "node build/npm/update-all-grammars.js",
     "update-localization-extension": "node build/npm/update-localization-extension.js",