diff --git a/build/v1/consts.go b/build/v1/consts.go
index 91fa710a937..e79b658fa6b 100644
--- a/build/v1/consts.go
+++ b/build/v1/consts.go
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ const (
 	// range of build failures.
 	StatusReasonGenericBuildFailed StatusReason = "GenericBuildFailed"
 
+	// StatusReasonOutOfMemoryKilled indicates that the build pod was killed for its memory consumption
+	StatusReasonOutOfMemoryKilled StatusReason = "OutOfMemoryKilled"
+
 	// StatusCannotRetrieveServiceAccount is the reason associated with a failure
 	// to look up the service account associated with the BuildConfig.
 	StatusReasonCannotRetrieveServiceAccount StatusReason = "CannotRetrieveServiceAccount"