diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index d573f0e559..a7b11bfc86 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ android.enableJetifier=true
 # Kotlin code style for this project: "official" or "obsolete":
 kotlin.code.style=official
 # Speed-up Gradle Builds! (OPTIMIZATION)
-org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4096m
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1536m -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
+