diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/block-device-efi/block-device-default.yaml b/diskimage_builder/elements/block-device-efi/block-device-default.yaml
index 4f79c8b85..e25c793e0 100644
--- a/diskimage_builder/elements/block-device-efi/block-device-default.yaml
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/block-device-efi/block-device-default.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     partitions:
       - name: ESP
         type: 'EF00'
-        size: 8MiB
+        size: 12MiB
         mkfs:
           type: vfat
           mount: