diff --git a/config/Config-images.in b/config/Config-images.in
index b4ee6ea84..bf3df2f9a 100644
--- a/config/Config-images.in
+++ b/config/Config-images.in
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ menu "Target Images"
 			int "Block size (in KiB)"
 			depends on TARGET_ROOTFS_SQUASHFS
 			default 64 if LOW_MEMORY_FOOTPRINT
-			default 512
+			default 256
 
 	menuconfig TARGET_ROOTFS_UBIFS
 		bool "ubifs"