diff --git a/ct/caddy.sh b/ct/caddy.sh
index 0ca2ef8e2..30ac17280 100644
--- a/ct/caddy.sh
+++ b/ct/caddy.sh
@@ -55,9 +55,13 @@ update_deb_based() {
       setup_go
       fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "xcaddy" "caddyserver/xcaddy" "binary"
 
-      msg_info "Updating xCaddy"
-      $STD xcaddy build
-      msg_ok "Updated xCaddy"
+      if (($(awk '/^MemTotal:/ {print int($2 / 1024)}' /proc/meminfo) < 1900)); then
+        msg_warn "xCaddy updated; its test build was skipped because linking Caddy needs about 2 GB RAM"
+      else
+        msg_info "Updating xCaddy"
+        $STD xcaddy build
+        msg_ok "Updated xCaddy"
+      fi
     fi
   fi
   msg_ok "Updated successfully!"
diff --git a/install/caddy-install.sh b/install/caddy-install.sh
index 1f20e7678..dd3af5264 100644
--- a/install/caddy-install.sh
+++ b/install/caddy-install.sh
@@ -23,10 +23,14 @@ setup_deb_based() {
     setup_go
     fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "xcaddy" "caddyserver/xcaddy" "binary"
 
-    msg_info "Setup xCaddy"
     $STD apt install -y git
-    $STD xcaddy build
-    msg_ok "Setup xCaddy"
+    if (($(awk '/^MemTotal:/ {print int($2 / 1024)}' /proc/meminfo) < 1900)); then
+      msg_warn "xCaddy is installed; its test build was skipped because linking Caddy needs about 2 GB RAM"
+    else
+      msg_info "Setup xCaddy"
+      $STD xcaddy build
+      msg_ok "Setup xCaddy"
+    fi
   fi
 }
 
@@ -69,10 +73,14 @@ EOF
     GO_VERSION="$(curl -fsSL https://go.dev/VERSION?m=text | head -1 | cut -c3-)" setup_go
     fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "xcaddy" "caddyserver/xcaddy" "prebuild" "latest" "/opt/xcaddy" "xcaddy_*_linux_$(arch_resolve).tar.gz"
     ln -sf /opt/xcaddy/xcaddy /usr/local/bin/xcaddy
-    msg_info "Setup xCaddy"
-    cd /opt
-    $STD xcaddy build
-    msg_ok "Setup xCaddy"
+    if (($(awk '/^MemTotal:/ {print int($2 / 1024)}' /proc/meminfo) < 1900)); then
+      msg_warn "xCaddy is installed; its test build was skipped because linking Caddy needs about 2 GB RAM"
+    else
+      msg_info "Setup xCaddy"
+      cd /opt
+      $STD xcaddy build
+      msg_ok "Setup xCaddy"
+    fi
   fi
 
   msg_info "Enabling Caddy Service"