diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 05613b5263..aca00ac854 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx6g -Xms256m -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=1g
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx12g -Xms256m -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=1g
 android.useAndroidX=true
 android.experimental.androidTest.numManagedDeviceShards=4