diff --git a/application/basilisk/app/profile/basilisk.js b/application/basilisk/app/profile/basilisk.js
index 2e709f70d8..ce2e6d5524 100644
--- a/application/basilisk/app/profile/basilisk.js
+++ b/application/basilisk/app/profile/basilisk.js
@@ -446,6 +446,9 @@ pref("general.warnOnAboutConfig",                 false);
 
 // Enable unlinking of ghost windows so they can be garbage collected.
 pref("browser.ghostbuster.enabled",               true);
+// Disable GC on memory pressure, avoid incessant recycling when websites
+// misbehave. Should also avoid spurious GCs during ghostbusting.
+pref("javascript.options.gc_on_memory_pressure",  false);
 
 // This is the pref to control the location bar, change this to true to
 // force this - this makes the origin of popup windows more obvious to avoid