diff --git a/tycho-apitools-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/apitools/ApiAnalysis.java b/tycho-apitools-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/apitools/ApiAnalysis.java
index 0493e988b5..9a5fb0b1da 100644
--- a/tycho-apitools-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/apitools/ApiAnalysis.java
+++ b/tycho-apitools-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/apitools/ApiAnalysis.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.jdt.core.IClasspathEntry;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.core.IJavaProject;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.core.JavaCore;
+import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.util.JRTUtil;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.launching.LaunchingPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.osgi.service.resolver.ResolverError;
 import org.eclipse.pde.api.tools.internal.BundleListTargetLocation;
@@ -165,6 +166,8 @@ public void aboutToRun(IJobChangeEvent event) {
 			analyzer.dispose();
 			ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace().save(true, new NullProgressMonitor());
 		}
+		JRTUtil.reset(); // reclaim space due to loaded multiple JRTUtil should better be fixed to not
+							// use that much space
 		return result;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tycho-apitools-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/apitools/ApiAnalysisMojo.java b/tycho-apitools-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/apitools/ApiAnalysisMojo.java
index 566e32d9d5..8b0cc866f4 100644
--- a/tycho-apitools-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/apitools/ApiAnalysisMojo.java
+++ b/tycho-apitools-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/apitools/ApiAnalysisMojo.java
@@ -171,16 +171,22 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
 				throw new MojoFailureException("Start Framework failed!", e);
 			}
 			ApiAnalysisResult analysisResult;
-			try {
-				ApiAnalysis analysis = new ApiAnalysis(baselineBundles, dependencyBundles,
-						project.getName(), fileToPath(apiFilter), fileToPath(apiPreferences),
-						fileToPath(project.getBasedir()), debug, fileToPath(project.getArtifact().getFile()),
-						stringToPath(project.getBuild().getOutputDirectory()));
-				analysisResult = eclipseFramework.execute(analysis);
-			} catch (Exception e) {
-				throw new MojoExecutionException("Execute ApiApplication failed", e);
-			} finally {
-				eclipseFramework.close();
+			synchronized (ApiAnalysisMojo.class) {
+				// due to
+				// https://gitlab.eclipse.org/eclipsefdn/helpdesk/-/issues/3885#note_1266412 we
+				// can not execute more than one analysis without excessive memory consumption
+				// unless this is fixed it is safer to only run one analysis at a time
+				try {
+					ApiAnalysis analysis = new ApiAnalysis(baselineBundles, dependencyBundles, project.getName(),
+							fileToPath(apiFilter), fileToPath(apiPreferences), fileToPath(project.getBasedir()), debug,
+							fileToPath(project.getArtifact().getFile()),
+							stringToPath(project.getBuild().getOutputDirectory()));
+					analysisResult = eclipseFramework.execute(analysis);
+				} catch (Exception e) {
+					throw new MojoExecutionException("Execute ApiApplication failed", e);
+				} finally {
+					eclipseFramework.close();
+				}
 			}
 			log.info("API Analysis finished in " + time(start) + ".");
 			analysisResult.resolveErrors()