diff --git a/conf/machine/am437x-evm.conf b/conf/machine/am437x-evm.conf
index 266f1fda..15e5f537 100644
--- a/conf/machine/am437x-evm.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/am437x-evm.conf
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyO0"
 # UBI: logical eraseblock size:    253952 bytes
 # from ubiattach stdout:
 # UBI device number 0, total 994 LEBs
-MKUBIFS_ARGS = "-F -m 4096 -e 253952 -c 994"
+MKUBIFS_ARGS = "-F -m 4096 -e 253952 -c 1918"
 
 # do ubiattach /dev/ubi_ctrl -m 11 -O 4096
 # from dmesg: