diff --git a/ets2panda/linter/src/lib/LinterRunner.ts b/ets2panda/linter/src/lib/LinterRunner.ts
index 3696ab689847981cb15187c1ebe1df7d86d73555..eca6c7eac11f47a1b923c90bd4a5865aec40df6a 100644
--- a/ets2panda/linter/src/lib/LinterRunner.ts
+++ b/ets2panda/linter/src/lib/LinterRunner.ts
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ function migrate(
   const updatedSourceTexts: Map<string, string> = new Map();
   let lintResult: LintRunResult = initialLintResult;
   const problemsInfosBeforeMigrate = lintResult.problemsInfos;
+  tiggerGc();
 
   const migrationMaxPass = cmdOptions.linterOptions.migrationMaxPass ?? qEd.DEFAULT_MAX_AUTOFIX_PASSES;
   for (let pass = 0; pass < migrationMaxPass; pass++) {
@@ -252,6 +253,7 @@ function migrate(
     // Re-compile and re-lint project after applying the fixes.
     linterConfig = compileLintOptions(cmdOptions, getMigrationCreateProgramCallback(updatedSourceTexts));
     lintResult = lintImpl(linterConfig, { currentPass: pass, maxPasses: migrationMaxPass });
+    tiggerGc();
   }
 
   // Write new text for updated source files.
@@ -267,6 +269,12 @@ function migrate(
   return lintResult;
 }
 
+function tiggerGc(): void {
+  if (global && global.gc && typeof global.gc === 'function') {
+    global.gc();
+  }
+}
+
 function filterLinterProblemsWithAutofixConfig(
   cmdOptions: CommandLineOptions,
   problemsInfos: Map<string, ProblemInfo[]>