--- squashfs-tools/squashfs_fs.h
+++ squashfs-tools/squashfs_fs.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #define SQUASHFS_METADATA_LOG		13
 
 /* default size of data blocks */
-#define SQUASHFS_FILE_SIZE		131072
+#define SQUASHFS_FILE_SIZE		65536
 #define SQUASHFS_FILE_LOG		17
 
 #define SQUASHFS_FILE_MAX_SIZE		1048576