diff --git a/build.properties b/build.properties
index 03a453308b..b0a9e17c96 100644
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ project.key=SPR
 ivy.cache.dir=${basedir}/../ivy-cache
 integration.repo.dir=${basedir}/../integration-repo
 javadoc.exclude.package.names=org/springframework/samples/**
+javadoc.max.memory=256M
 
 # For when releasing
 #release.type=release