diff --git a/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/genericarm64.conf b/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/genericarm64.conf
index eb79475e9a9..722bc7d4a66 100644
--- a/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/genericarm64.conf
+++ b/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/genericarm64.conf
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-yocto"
 MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS += "kernel-modules"
 # Install selected pieces of firmware
 MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS += "linux-firmware-wl12xx linux-firmware-wl18xx linux-firmware-rtl-nic"
+# increase default size since we install a lot of kernel drivers and firmware by default
+INITRAMFS_MAXSIZE = "200000"
 
 # Use an initramfs and populate it with the kernel modules and key firmware
 INITRAMFS_IMAGE ?= "core-image-initramfs-boot"