diff --git a/meta/classes/image_types.bbclass b/meta/classes/image_types.bbclass
index 3e98024cef..3f97ddd448 100644
--- a/meta/classes/image_types.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/image_types.bbclass
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ EXTRA_IMAGECMD_jffs2 ?= "--pad ${JFFS2_ENDIANNESS} --eraseblock=${JFFS2_ERASEBLO
 EXTRA_IMAGECMD_ext2 ?= "-i 4096"
 EXTRA_IMAGECMD_ext3 ?= "-i 4096"
 EXTRA_IMAGECMD_ext4 ?= "-i 4096"
-EXTRA_IMAGECMD_btrfs ?= ""
+EXTRA_IMAGECMD_btrfs ?= "-n 4096"
 EXTRA_IMAGECMD_elf ?= ""
 
 IMAGE_DEPENDS = ""