diff --git a/backends/platform/android/android.mk b/backends/platform/android/android.mk
index 84cfd0c45e5..d4b48b83572 100644
--- a/backends/platform/android/android.mk
+++ b/backends/platform/android/android.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ $(PATH_BUILD_GRADLE): $(GRADLE_FILES) | $(PATH_BUILD)
 	$(CP) -r $(PATH_DIST)/gradle/ $(PATH_BUILD)/gradle/
 	$(INSTALL) -c -m 755 $(PATH_DIST)/gradlew $(PATH_BUILD)
 	$(INSTALL) -c -m 644 $(PATH_DIST)/build.gradle $(PATH_BUILD)
-	$(ECHO) "srcdir=$(realpath $(srcdir))" > $(PATH_BUILD)/gradle.properties
+	$(ECHO) "srcdir=$(realpath $(srcdir))\n" > $(PATH_BUILD)/gradle.properties
+	$(ECHO) "org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4096m\n" >> $(PATH_BUILD)/gradle.properties
 	$(ECHO) "sdk.dir=$(realpath $(ANDROID_SDK_ROOT))\n" > $(PATH_BUILD)/local.properties
 	$(ECHO) "ndk.dir=$(realpath $(ANDROID_NDK_ROOT))\n" >> $(PATH_BUILD)/local.properties