diff --git a/rules/android_binary_internal/r8.bzl b/rules/android_binary_internal/r8.bzl
index 9fd36a5af..0d5a1c3f0 100644
--- a/rules/android_binary_internal/r8.bzl
+++ b/rules/android_binary_internal/r8.bzl
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def process_r8(ctx, validation_ctx, jvm_ctx, packaged_resources_ctx, build_info_
         inputs = depset([android_jar, deploy_jar] + proguard_specs, transitive = [neverlink_jars]),
         outputs = [dexes_zip, proguard_mappings_file],
         mnemonic = "AndroidR8",
-        jvm_flags = ["-Xmx8G"],
+        jvm_flags = ["-Xmx8G", "-XX:ThreadStackSize=2048"],
         progress_message = "R8 Optimizing, Desugaring, and Dexing %{label}",
     )