diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 6ed7066..840efb8 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 ;; Garbage Collector
 ;;====================
 
-;; Set the default garbage collection parameters. (~8MB)
-(defvar init-file/gc-cons-threshold 8000000 "Preferred garbage collection threshold value.")
+;; Set the default garbage collection parameters. (~32MB)
+(defvar init-file/gc-cons-threshold 32000000 "Preferred garbage collection threshold value.")
 (defvar init-file/gc-cons-percentage 0.1 "Preferred garbage collection percentage value.")
 
 ;; Define some functions for deferring and restoring Emacs' garbage collection facilities.