diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5751b311..7d7c72e5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ define PROJECT_APP_EXTRA_KEYS
 	  ]}
 endef
 
+BUILD_DEPS = recon
 LOCAL_DEPS = compiler syntax_tools xmerl
 
 # FIXME: Use erlang.mk patched for RabbitMQ, while waiting for PRs to be
diff --git a/src/vm_memory_monitor.erl b/src/vm_memory_monitor.erl
index 6de4f346..01473b25 100644
--- a/src/vm_memory_monitor.erl
+++ b/src/vm_memory_monitor.erl
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ get_memory_calculation_strategy() ->
               "Defaulting to 'rss'",
               [UnsupportedValue]
             ),
-            rss
+            allocated
     end.
 
 -spec get_system_process_resident_memory() -> {ok, Bytes :: integer()} | {error, term()}.