diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 195bfe04c2..c074da9588 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -970,6 +970,10 @@ if(NOT "${ZIG_TARGET_DYNAMIC_LINKER}" STREQUAL "")
   list(APPEND ZIG_BUILD_ARGS "-Ddynamic-linker=${ZIG_TARGET_DYNAMIC_LINKER}")
 endif()
 
+if(MINGW AND "${ZIG_HOST_TARGET_ARCH}" STREQUAL "x86")
+  list(APPEND ZIG_BUILD_ARGS --maxrss 7000000000)
+endif()
+
 
 add_custom_target(stage3 ALL
   DEPENDS "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/stage3/bin/zig"