diff --git a/vscode/Makefile b/vscode/Makefile
index 7e0f4daf9fe272df44a40b9ccd2c5e159a9a6b2d..2630afb2a470c27568265b851f93b9682c93a2b1 100644
--- a/vscode/Makefile
+++ b/vscode/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ all:
 	# Install dependencies
 	cd app && ./scripts/npm.sh install
 	# build vscode
-	cd app && ./node_modules/.bin/gulp "vscode-linux-ia32-prepare-flatpak"
+	cd app && ./node_modules/.bin/gulp "vscode-linux-ia32-prepare-flatpak" --max_old_space_size=4096;
 
 install:
 	./install