diff --git a/metadata/org.smssecure.smssecure.txt b/metadata/org.smssecure.smssecure.txt
index ba4ffff8cd..1ee840a30a 100644
--- a/metadata/org.smssecure.smssecure.txt
+++ b/metadata/org.smssecure.smssecure.txt
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ Build:0.4.2,9
     rm=libs/*.jar
     prebuild=touch signing.properties && \
         ./build-witness.sh && \
-        rm -rf libs/gradle-witness/build
+        rm -rf libs/gradle-witness/build && \
+        echo "org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xms512m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=512m" >> gradle.properties
 
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