diff --git a/java/lint.go b/java/lint.go
index f2091db7b..b37f69265 100644
--- a/java/lint.go
+++ b/java/lint.go
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ func (l *linter) lint(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
 
 	cmd := rule.Command().
 		Text("(").
-		Flag("JAVA_OPTS=-Xmx2048m").
+		Flag("JAVA_OPTS=-Xmx3072m").
 		FlagWithArg("ANDROID_SDK_HOME=", homeDir.String()).
 		FlagWithInput("SDK_ANNOTATIONS=", annotationsZipPath).
 		FlagWithInput("LINT_OPTS=-DLINT_API_DATABASE=", apiVersionsXMLPath).