diff --git a/make/jprt.gmk b/make/jprt.gmk
index 00ee6a22f3e7e85f5f07a6fd896a5ff780386efb..aded08153ca0a9ada9f9c9fee87051d74d8e6d4c 100644
--- a/make/jprt.gmk
+++ b/make/jprt.gmk
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ else
 endif
 
 jprt_build_productEmb:
-	$(MAKE) JAVASE_EMBEDDED=true jprt_build_product
+	$(MAKE) JAVASE_EMBEDDED=true MINIMIZE_RAM_USAGE=true jprt_build_product
 
 jprt_build_debugEmb:
-	$(MAKE) JAVASE_EMBEDDED=true jprt_build_debug
+	$(MAKE) JAVASE_EMBEDDED=true MINIMIZE_RAM_USAGE=true jprt_build_debug
 
 jprt_build_fastdebugEmb:
-	$(MAKE) JAVASE_EMBEDDED=true jprt_build_fastdebug
+	$(MAKE) JAVASE_EMBEDDED=true MINIMIZE_RAM_USAGE=true jprt_build_fastdebug
 
 jprt_build_productOpen:
 	$(MAKE) OPENJDK=true jprt_build_product