diff --git a/build/phone-hdpi-512-dalvik-heap.mk b/build/phone-hdpi-512-dalvik-heap.mk
index 16e05055e..102c3f1f6 100644
--- a/build/phone-hdpi-512-dalvik-heap.mk
+++ b/build/phone-hdpi-512-dalvik-heap.mk
@@ -20,4 +20,7 @@
 PRODUCT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES += \
     dalvik.vm.heapstartsize=5m \
     dalvik.vm.heapgrowthlimit=48m \
-    dalvik.vm.heapsize=128m
+    dalvik.vm.heapsize=128m \
+    dalvik.vm.heaptargetutilization=0.75 \
+    dalvik.vm.heapminfree=512k \
+    dalvik.vm.heapmaxfree=2m
diff --git a/build/phone-hdpi-dalvik-heap.mk b/build/phone-hdpi-dalvik-heap.mk
index ab33b9654..cc0ac9029 100644
--- a/build/phone-hdpi-dalvik-heap.mk
+++ b/build/phone-hdpi-dalvik-heap.mk
@@ -18,4 +18,7 @@
 
 PRODUCT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES += \
     dalvik.vm.heapstartsize=5m \
-    dalvik.vm.heapsize=32m
+    dalvik.vm.heapsize=32m \
+    dalvik.vm.heaptargetutilization=0.75 \
+    dalvik.vm.heapminfree=512k \
+    dalvik.vm.heapmaxfree=2m
diff --git a/build/phone-xhdpi-1024-dalvik-heap.mk b/build/phone-xhdpi-1024-dalvik-heap.mk
index f76535a7a..0e850e8f8 100644
--- a/build/phone-xhdpi-1024-dalvik-heap.mk
+++ b/build/phone-xhdpi-1024-dalvik-heap.mk
@@ -19,4 +19,7 @@
 PRODUCT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES += \
     dalvik.vm.heapstartsize=8m \
     dalvik.vm.heapgrowthlimit=64m \
-    dalvik.vm.heapsize=256m
+    dalvik.vm.heapsize=256m \
+    dalvik.vm.heaptargetutilization=0.75 \
+    dalvik.vm.heapminfree=512k \
+    dalvik.vm.heapmaxfree=8m
diff --git a/build/tablet-10in-xhdpi-2048-dalvik-heap.mk b/build/tablet-10in-xhdpi-2048-dalvik-heap.mk
index eeec219fd..b4d9cea23 100644
--- a/build/tablet-10in-xhdpi-2048-dalvik-heap.mk
+++ b/build/tablet-10in-xhdpi-2048-dalvik-heap.mk
@@ -19,4 +19,7 @@
 PRODUCT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES += \
     dalvik.vm.heapstartsize=16m \
     dalvik.vm.heapgrowthlimit=192m \
-    dalvik.vm.heapsize=768m
+    dalvik.vm.heapsize=768m \
+    dalvik.vm.heaptargetutilization=0.75 \
+    dalvik.vm.heapminfree=512k \
+    dalvik.vm.heapmaxfree=8m
diff --git a/build/tablet-7in-hdpi-1024-dalvik-heap.mk b/build/tablet-7in-hdpi-1024-dalvik-heap.mk
index 63aede6f3..5bbd2b049 100644
--- a/build/tablet-7in-hdpi-1024-dalvik-heap.mk
+++ b/build/tablet-7in-hdpi-1024-dalvik-heap.mk
@@ -19,5 +19,7 @@
 PRODUCT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES += \
     dalvik.vm.heapstartsize=8m \
     dalvik.vm.heapgrowthlimit=64m \
-    dalvik.vm.heapsize=384m
-    
\ No newline at end of file
+    dalvik.vm.heapsize=384m \
+    dalvik.vm.heaptargetutilization=0.75 \
+    dalvik.vm.heapminfree=512k \
+    dalvik.vm.heapmaxfree=8m
diff --git a/build/tablet-dalvik-heap.mk b/build/tablet-dalvik-heap.mk
index 826a38023..f577fb86f 100644
--- a/build/tablet-dalvik-heap.mk
+++ b/build/tablet-dalvik-heap.mk
@@ -19,4 +19,7 @@
 PRODUCT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES += \
     dalvik.vm.heapstartsize=5m \
     dalvik.vm.heapgrowthlimit=48m \
-    dalvik.vm.heapsize=256m
+    dalvik.vm.heapsize=256m \
+    dalvik.vm.heaptargetutilization=0.75 \
+    dalvik.vm.heapminfree=512k \
+    dalvik.vm.heapmaxfree=2m