diff --git a/src/m_Do/m_Do_machine.cpp b/src/m_Do/m_Do_machine.cpp
index b821b80ad2..c92d32b27a 100644
--- a/src/m_Do/m_Do_machine.cpp
+++ b/src/m_Do/m_Do_machine.cpp
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ int mDoMch_Create() {
 #endif
     archiveHeapSize *= 2;
     j2dHeapSize *= 2;
-    gameHeapSize *= 2;
+    gameHeapSize *= 20; // NOTE: increased from 2 to 20 to try to solve heap alloc crashes. maybe do a better fix later
 #endif
 
     JFWSystem::setSysHeapSize(arenaSize);