diff --git a/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-kotlin/pom.xml b/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-kotlin/pom.xml
index 40edee8ebc..e62ece0573 100644
--- a/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-kotlin/pom.xml
+++ b/specs/spring-cloud-contract-spec-kotlin/pom.xml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 							<goal>compile</goal>
 						</goals>
 						<configuration>
+							<javaParameters>-XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize=256m</javaParameters>
 							<sourceDirs>
 								<sourceDir>${project.basedir}/src/main/kotlin</sourceDir>
 							</sourceDirs>
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@
 							<goal>test-compile</goal>
 						</goals>
 						<configuration>
+							<javaParameters>-XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize=256m</javaParameters>
 							<sourceDirs>
 								<sourceDir>${project.basedir}/src/test/kotlin</sourceDir>
 							</sourceDirs>