diff --git a/nixos/maintainers/scripts/ec2/amazon-image.nix b/nixos/maintainers/scripts/ec2/amazon-image.nix
index 490a79e0b66..d12339bca1f 100644
--- a/nixos/maintainers/scripts/ec2/amazon-image.nix
+++ b/nixos/maintainers/scripts/ec2/amazon-image.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ in {
 
     sizeMB = mkOption {
       type = with types; either (enum [ "auto" ]) int;
-      default = 2048;
+      default = 3072;
       example = 8192;
       description = lib.mdDoc "The size in MB of the image";
     };