diff --git a/srcpkgs/vscode/template b/srcpkgs/vscode/template
index b83e5dd780..162ca8aefd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vscode/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vscode/template
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ esac
 do_build() {
 	npm install -g gulp yarn
 	yarn install --arch=${_ARCH}
-	yarn run gulp vscode-linux-${_ARCH}
+	/usr/bin/node --max_old_space_size=2048 /usr/bin/gulp vscode-linux-${_ARCH}
 }
 
 do_install() {