diff --git a/pythia8.spec b/pythia8.spec
index 43a833c..5f476e6 100644
--- a/pythia8.spec
+++ b/pythia8.spec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 Name:		pythia8
 Version:	8.2.35
-Release:	6%{?dist}
+Release:	7%{?dist}
 Summary:	Pythia Event Generator for High Energy Physics
 
 License:	GPLv2+
@@ -160,6 +160,13 @@ ln -s libpythia8-%{version}.so lib/libpythia8.so
 make lib/pythia8.py PYTHON_BIN='#'
 mv lib/pythia8.py .
 
+%if %{?fedora}%{!?fedora:0} >= 30
+%ifarch %{arm}
+# Reduce memory usage during compilation of the python module on 32 bit arm
+MEMSAVE=-g1
+%endif
+%endif
+
 %if %{buildpy2}
 mkdir py2
 if pkg-config --exists python2 ; then
@@ -170,7 +177,7 @@ else
     PY2LIB=-lpython%{python2_version}
 fi
 g++ -x c++ include/Pythia8Plugins/PythonWrapper.h -c -o py2/PythonWrapper.o \
-    ${PY2INC} -Iinclude %{optflags} -fPIC -DGZIPSUPPORT
+    ${PY2INC} -Iinclude %{optflags} -fPIC -DGZIPSUPPORT $MEMSAVE
 g++ py2/PythonWrapper.o -Llib -lpythia8 -o py2/_pythia8.so \
     ${PY2LIB} -ldl %{?__global_ldflags} -Wl,-z,defs -shared
 %endif
@@ -181,7 +188,7 @@ PY3INC=$(pkg-config --cflags python3)
 PY3LIB=$(pkg-config --libs python3)
 PY3SOABI=$(%{__python3} -c "from distutils import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_config_vars().get('SOABI'))")
 g++ -x c++ include/Pythia8Plugins/PythonWrapper.h -c -o py3/PythonWrapper.o \
-    ${PY3INC} -Iinclude %{optflags} -fPIC -DGZIPSUPPORT
+    ${PY3INC} -Iinclude %{optflags} -fPIC -DGZIPSUPPORT $MEMSAVE
 g++ py3/PythonWrapper.o -Llib -lpythia8 -o py3/_pythia8.${PY3SOABI}.so \
     ${PY3LIB} -ldl %{?__global_ldflags} -Wl,-z,defs -shared
 %endif
@@ -296,6 +303,9 @@ touch %{buildroot}%{python3_other_sitearch}/%{name}-%{version}.egg-info
 %license COPYING
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 06 2019 Mattias Ellert <mattias.ellert@physics.uu.se> - 8.2.35-7
+- Reduce memory usage during compilation of the python module on 32 bit arm
+
 * Sat Feb 02 2019 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 8.2.35-6
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_30_Mass_Rebuild