diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/optimization/OptimizationMethodVisitor.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/optimization/OptimizationMethodVisitor.java
index 1b873550b73..a3e259684b0 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/optimization/OptimizationMethodVisitor.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/optimization/OptimizationMethodVisitor.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 public class OptimizationMethodVisitor extends MethodVisitor {
-    private static final int MAX_INSTRUCTIONS_SIZE_TO_OPTIMIZE = 5000;
+    private static final int MEMORY_LIMIT_BY_METHOD_MB = 50;
     private static final MethodTransformer MAIN_METHOD_TRANSFORMER = new RedundantNullCheckMethodTransformer(
             new RedundantBoxingMethodTransformer(null)
     );
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ public class OptimizationMethodVisitor extends MethodVisitor {
 
         super.visitEnd();
 
-        if (methodNode.instructions.size() > 0 &&
-            methodNode.instructions.size() <= MAX_INSTRUCTIONS_SIZE_TO_OPTIMIZE) {
+        if (canBeAnalyzed(methodNode)) {
             MAIN_METHOD_TRANSFORMER.transform("fake", methodNode);
         }
 
@@ -113,4 +112,12 @@ public class OptimizationMethodVisitor extends MethodVisitor {
 
         return traceMethodVisitor;
     }
+
+    private static boolean canBeAnalyzed(@NotNull MethodNode node) {
+        int totalFramesSizeMb = node.instructions.size() *
+                              (node.maxLocals + node.maxStack) / (1024 * 1024);
+
+        return node.instructions.size() > 0 &&
+               totalFramesSizeMb < MEMORY_LIMIT_BY_METHOD_MB;
+    }
 }