diff --git a/initfs/archive-common/src/lib.rs b/initfs/archive-common/src/lib.rs
index 7733a39324..117281e7ea 100644
--- a/initfs/archive-common/src/lib.rs
+++ b/initfs/archive-common/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub const KIBIBYTE: u64 = 1024;
 pub const MEBIBYTE: u64 = KIBIBYTE * 1024;
 
 #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
-pub const DEFAULT_MAX_SIZE: u64 = 128 * MEBIBYTE;
+pub const DEFAULT_MAX_SIZE: u64 = 256 * MEBIBYTE;
 
 #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
 pub const DEFAULT_MAX_SIZE: u64 = 64 * MEBIBYTE;