diff --git a/util/cbfstool/cbfs-payload-linux.c b/util/cbfstool/cbfs-payload-linux.c
index 79ee7eaa85..03a41cd7f4 100644
--- a/util/cbfstool/cbfs-payload-linux.c
+++ b/util/cbfstool/cbfs-payload-linux.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ int parse_bzImage_to_payload(const struct buffer *input,
 		 * close to the kernel, so give it some room.
 		 */
 		initrd_base = kernel_base + buffer_size(&bzp.kernel);
-		initrd_base = ALIGN(initrd_base, 16*1024*1024);
+		initrd_base = ALIGN(initrd_base, 64*1024*1024);
 
 		params.initrd_start = initrd_base;
 		params.initrd_size = buffer_size(&bzp.initrd);