diff --git a/build.properties b/build.properties
index b0a9e17c96..e3be014def 100644
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ ivy.cache.dir=${basedir}/../ivy-cache
 integration.repo.dir=${basedir}/../integration-repo
 javadoc.exclude.package.names=org/springframework/samples/**
 javadoc.max.memory=256M
+test.vm.args=-XX:MaxPermSize=128M
 
 # For when releasing
 #release.type=release