diff --git a/assets/build/install.sh b/assets/build/install.sh
index 81b4201a..6163e612 100755
--- a/assets/build/install.sh
+++ b/assets/build/install.sh
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ chown ${GITLAB_USER}: ${GITLAB_INSTALL_DIR}/config/database.yml
 exec_as_git yarn install --production --pure-lockfile
 
 echo "Compiling assets. Please be patient, this could take a while..."
-exec_as_git bundle exec rake gitlab:assets:compile USE_DB=false SKIP_STORAGE_VALIDATION=true NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=4096"
+exec_as_git bundle exec rake gitlab:assets:compile USE_DB=false SKIP_STORAGE_VALIDATION=true NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=8192"
 
 # remove auto generated ${GITLAB_DATA_DIR}/config/secrets.yml
 rm -rf ${GITLAB_DATA_DIR}/config/secrets.yml