diff --git a/buildSrc/gradle.properties b/buildSrc/gradle.properties
index 7557cdd54f6..0c115f51383 100644
--- a/buildSrc/gradle.properties
+++ b/buildSrc/gradle.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 org.gradle.daemon=true
 org.gradle.parallel=false
 org.gradle.configureondemand=false
-org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1200m -XX:+CMSClassUnloadingEnabled -XX:+CMSPermGenSweepingEnabled
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-Duser.country=US -Dkotlin.daemon.jvm.options=-Xmx1600m
 
 #buildSrc.kotlin.repo=https://jcenter.bintray.com
 #buildSrc.kotlin.version=1.1.50