diff --git a/ui/build/build.go b/ui/build/build.go
index 1c2d864..de36dce 100644
--- a/ui/build/build.go
+++ b/ui/build/build.go
@@ -46,8 +46,11 @@
 
 var combinedBuildNinjaTemplate = template.Must(template.New("combined").Parse(`
 builddir = {{.OutDir}}
-pool local_pool
+{{if .UseRemoteBuild }}pool local_pool
  depth = {{.Parallel}}
+{{end -}}
+pool highmem_pool
+ depth = {{.HighmemParallel}}
 build _kati_always_build_: phony
 {{if .HasKatiSuffix}}subninja {{.KatiBuildNinjaFile}}
 subninja {{.KatiPackageNinjaFile}}