diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a8c58ce..c11d7a5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache libssl3 pcre2 libevent libgcc \
 COPY --from=builder /tmp/bin/amqproxy /usr/bin/amqproxy
 USER 1000:1000
 EXPOSE 5673
+ENV GC_UNMAP_THRESHOLD=1
 ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/amqproxy", "--listen=0.0.0.0"]
diff --git a/extras/amqproxy.service b/extras/amqproxy.service
index bec7229..3d26194 100644
--- a/extras/amqproxy.service
+++ b/extras/amqproxy.service
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ ExecStart=/usr/bin/amqproxy --config /etc/amqproxy.ini
 Restart=on-failure
 DynamicUser=yes
 LimitNOFILE=infinity
+Environment="GC_UNMAP_THRESHOLD=1"
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target