diff --git a/opencv.spec b/opencv.spec
index 5d6774f..36c537c 100644
--- a/opencv.spec
+++ b/opencv.spec
@@ -430,6 +430,12 @@ install -pm 0644 %{S:4} .cache/ade/
 # non available on Fedora: FFMPEG, XINE
 # disabling IPP because it is closed source library from intel
 
+# Workaround for "virtual memory exhausted: Cannot allocate memory"
+%ifarch %{ix86}
+export CFLAGS='%{build_cflags} -g1'
+export CXXFLAGS='%{build_cxxflags} -g1'
+%endif
+
 %cmake \
 %if 0%{?fedora} > 38
  -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 \
@@ -499,7 +505,6 @@ install -pm 0644 %{S:4} .cache/ade/
 
 %cmake_build
 
-
 %install
 %cmake_install
 cd %{__cmake_builddir}/python_loader/
@@ -581,6 +586,7 @@ ln -s -r %{buildroot}%{_jnidir}/opencv-%{javaver}.jar %{buildroot}%{_jnidir}/ope
 * Fri Feb 23 2024 Jerry James <loganjerry@gmail.com> - 4.9.0-3
 - Rebuild (coin-or-Clp)
 - Use uppercase connectives in SPDX expression
+- Reduce debuginfo level on i386 to avoid memory exhaustion
 
 * Mon Feb 05 2024 Sérgio Basto <sergio@serjux.com> - 4.9.0-2
 - Revert drop compat symlink to opencv.pc