diff --git a/revanced-patcher/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/data/BytecodeContext.kt b/revanced-patcher/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/data/BytecodeContext.kt
index abea9ba..df06bc5 100644
--- a/revanced-patcher/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/data/BytecodeContext.kt
+++ b/revanced-patcher/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patcher/data/BytecodeContext.kt
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ class BytecodeContext internal constructor(private val options: PatcherOptions)
             ) { _, entryName, _ -> logger.info("Compiled $entryName") }
         }.listFiles(FileFilter { it.isFile })!!.map { PatcherResult.PatchedDexFile(it.name, it.inputStream()) }
 
+        System.gc()
+
         return patchedDexFileResults
     }