diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/an/anytype/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/an/anytype/package.nix
index 5a5739564494..e6f428405645 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/an/anytype/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/an/anytype/package.nix
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   env = {
     ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD = "1";
+    # used upstream for builds: https://github.com/anyproto/anytype-ts/blob/5d66657f764c0649410e37c9e9c06e3ff18487ee/.github/workflows/build.yml#L192.
+    NODE_OPTIONS = "--max-old-space-size=8192";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [