diff --git a/build_debian.sh b/build_debian.sh
index d5820ef5edd5..d21456b2be45 100755
--- a/build_debian.sh
+++ b/build_debian.sh
@@ -375,6 +375,12 @@ set /files/etc/sysctl.conf/net.ipv4.conf.all.arp_ignore 2
 
 set /files/etc/sysctl.conf/net.ipv4.neigh.default.base_reachable_time_ms 1800000
 set /files/etc/sysctl.conf/net.ipv6.neigh.default.base_reachable_time_ms 1800000
+set /files/etc/sysctl.conf/net.ipv4.neigh.default.gc_thresh1 1024
+set /files/etc/sysctl.conf/net.ipv6.neigh.default.gc_thresh1 1024
+set /files/etc/sysctl.conf/net.ipv4.neigh.default.gc_thresh2 2048
+set /files/etc/sysctl.conf/net.ipv6.neigh.default.gc_thresh2 2048
+set /files/etc/sysctl.conf/net.ipv4.neigh.default.gc_thresh3 4096
+set /files/etc/sysctl.conf/net.ipv6.neigh.default.gc_thresh3 4096
 
 set /files/etc/sysctl.conf/net.ipv6.conf.default.forwarding 1
 set /files/etc/sysctl.conf/net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding 1