diff --git a/scripts/builddown b/scripts/builddown
index 55c98e0fa9140..febd0022df770 100755
--- a/scripts/builddown
+++ b/scripts/builddown
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 scriptdir=$(cd $(dirname $0) && pwd)
 
+export NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=8196 ${NODE_OPTIONS:-}"
+
 echo "************************************************************"
 echo " builddown usage:"
 echo " - execute 'builddown --resume' to resume after failure"
diff --git a/scripts/buildup b/scripts/buildup
index e7dcd324d91ff..a32b341505897 100755
--- a/scripts/buildup
+++ b/scripts/buildup
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 scriptdir=$(cd $(dirname $0) && pwd)
 
+export NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=8196 ${NODE_OPTIONS:-}"
+
 echo "************************************************************"
 echo " buildup usage:"
 echo " - execute 'buildup --resume' to resume after failure"