diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_psp.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_psp.c
index 2ce9084bbe..1073d7ad8c 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_psp.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_psp.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ int scePowerSetArmClockFrequency(int freq);
 
 #ifdef VITA
 PSP2_MODULE_INFO(0, 0, "RetroArch");
+int _newlib_heap_size_user = 64 * 1024 * 1024;
 #else
 PSP_MODULE_INFO("RetroArch", 0, 1, 1);
 PSP_MAIN_THREAD_ATTR(THREAD_ATTR_USER|THREAD_ATTR_VFPU);