diff --git a/scripts/ci-lite/build.sh b/scripts/ci-lite/build.sh
index 1c6f2f91ab..5510b9e1dc 100755
--- a/scripts/ci-lite/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci-lite/build.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ cd ../..
 $(npm bin)/tsc -v
 $(npm bin)/tsc -p tools
 cp tools/@angular/tsc-wrapped/package.json dist/tools/@angular/tsc-wrapped
-node dist/tools/@angular/tsc-wrapped/src/main -p modules
+node --max-old-space-size=3000 dist/tools/@angular/tsc-wrapped/src/main -p modules
 node dist/tools/@angular/tsc-wrapped/src/main -p modules/@angular/core/tsconfig-build.json
 node dist/tools/@angular/tsc-wrapped/src/main -p modules/@angular/common/tsconfig-build.json
 node dist/tools/@angular/tsc-wrapped/src/main -p modules/@angular/router/tsconfig-build.json