diff --git a/tools/tools.pro b/tools/tools.pro
index 2e04f933..319faeae 100644
--- a/tools/tools.pro
+++ b/tools/tools.pro
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 TEMPLATE = subdirs
 QT_FOR_CONFIG += qml-private
 
+# Reduce memory pressure during linking
+CONFIG += ordered
+
 qtConfig(qml-devtools) {
     SUBDIRS += \
         qmllint \