diff --git a/target/board/vbox_x86/BoardConfig.mk b/target/board/vbox_x86/BoardConfig.mk
index dc0f19e40..80a907762 100644
--- a/target/board/vbox_x86/BoardConfig.mk
+++ b/target/board/vbox_x86/BoardConfig.mk
@@ -37,3 +37,5 @@ BOARD_SYSTEMIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE := 268435456
 # The eth0 device should be started with dhcp on boot.
 # Useful for emulators that don't provide a wifi connection.
 NET_ETH0_STARTONBOOT := true
+
+ADDITIONAL_BUILD_PROPERTIES += dalvik.vm.heapsize=32m