diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index 2aba7333d92513..7fcc60cf4668dd 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -779,6 +779,8 @@ static ExitCode InitializeNodeWithArgsInternal(
   // is security relevant, for Node it's less important.
   V8::SetFlagsFromString("--no-freeze-flags-after-init");
 
+  V8::SetFlagsFromString("--max_semi_space_size=64");
+
 #if defined(NODE_V8_OPTIONS)
   // Should come before the call to V8::SetFlagsFromCommandLine()
   // so the user can disable a flag --foo at run-time by passing