diff --git a/projects/sqlite3/build.sh b/projects/sqlite3/build.sh
index eeaa2a71b..2beb4598a 100755
--- a/projects/sqlite3/build.sh
+++ b/projects/sqlite3/build.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0
 # Also limit max memory page count to avoid creating large databases.
 export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DSQLITE_MAX_LENGTH=128000000 \
                -DSQLITE_MAX_SQL_LENGTH=128000000 \
+               -DSQLITE_MAX_MEMORY=25000000 \
                -DSQLITE_PRINTF_PRECISION_LIMIT=1048576 \
                -DSQLITE_MAX_PAGE_COUNT=16384"
 ../configure