diff --git a/wpilibj/generate_quickbuf.py b/wpilibj/generate_quickbuf.py
index a926799a087..0b609bb447b 100755
--- a/wpilibj/generate_quickbuf.py
+++ b/wpilibj/generate_quickbuf.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
             [
                 sys.argv[1],
                 f"--plugin=protoc-gen-quickbuf={sys.argv[2]}",
-                f"--quickbuf_out=gen_descriptors=true:{os.path.abspath('./wpilibj/src/generated/main/java')}",
+                f"--quickbuf_out=allocation=lazymsg,gen_descriptors=true:{os.path.abspath('./wpilibj/src/generated/main/java')}",
                 f"-I{absolute_dir}",
                 absolute_filename,
             ]