diff --git a/scripts/mkimage b/scripts/mkimage
index 590ec3928b..2a5635f881 100755
--- a/scripts/mkimage
+++ b/scripts/mkimage
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   OE_TMP=$(mktemp -d)
   LOOP=$(losetup -f)
 
-  SYSTEM_SIZE=256
+  SYSTEM_SIZE=512
   STORAGE_SIZE=32 # STORAGE_SIZE must be >= 32 !
 
   DISK_SIZE=$(( $SYSTEM_SIZE + $STORAGE_SIZE + 4 ))