diff --git a/spacemacs/config.el b/spacemacs/config.el
index 037664884..25a2955ab 100644
--- a/spacemacs/config.el
+++ b/spacemacs/config.el
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@
 (setq save-place-file (expand-file-name ".places" user-emacs-directory))
 ;; keep buffers opened when leaving an emacs client
 (setq server-kill-new-buffers nil)
+;; increase memory threshold for GC
+(setq gc-cons-threshold 20000000)
 
 ;; ;; save a bunch of variables to the desktop file
 ;; ;; for lists specify the len of the maximal saved data also