diff --git a/meta/conf/machine/bootcdx86.conf b/meta/conf/machine/bootcdx86.conf
index 8b59fa2969..a9d559587b 100644
--- a/meta/conf/machine/bootcdx86.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/machine/bootcdx86.conf
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@
 #@DESCRIPTION: Machine configuration for running an x86 system from bootable CD
 
 require conf/machine/qemux86.conf
+
+IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE_ext2 = "60000"