diff --git a/conf/machine/qemux86.conf b/conf/machine/qemux86.conf
index c251216..23436ce 100644
--- a/conf/machine/qemux86.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/qemux86.conf
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux-rp"
 
 GLIBC_ADDONS = "nptl"
 GLIBC_EXTRA_OECONF = "--with-tls"
+
+EXTRA_IMAGECMD_ext2 = "-i 4096"