diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9f3966ebd..583b1648e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "test:unit:jest": "jest ./test/unit/ && jest ./test/localization/*.test.js",
     "test:unit:tap": "tap ./test/{unit-legacy,localization-legacy}/*.js --no-coverage -R classic",
     "test:coverage": "tap ./test/{unit-legacy,localization-legacy}/*.js --coverage --coverage-report=lcov",
-    "build": "npm run clean && npm run translate && webpack --bail",
+    "build": "npm run clean && npm run translate && NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=8000 webpack --bail",
     "clean": "rm -rf ./build && rm -rf ./intl && mkdir -p build && mkdir -p intl",
     "deploy": "npm run deploy:s3 && npm run deploy:fastly",
     "deploy:fastly": "node ./bin/configure-fastly.js",