diff --git a/packages/bsp/common/usr/sbin/armbian-install b/packages/bsp/common/usr/sbin/armbian-install
index 9cf51a4aa..37cf294f1 100755
--- a/packages/bsp/common/usr/sbin/armbian-install
+++ b/packages/bsp/common/usr/sbin/armbian-install
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ format_emmc()
 		fi
 
 		# default boot partition size, in MiB
-		DEFAULT_BOOTSIZE=256
+		DEFAULT_BOOTSIZE=512
 
 		# (convert to sectors for partitioning)
 		DEFAULT_BOOTSIZE_SECTORS=$(((${DEFAULT_BOOTSIZE} * 1024 * 1024) / 512))