diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/label.h b/drivers/nvdimm/label.h
index 1ebf4d3d01ba..18bbe183b3a9 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/label.h
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/label.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ enum {
 	BTTINFO_UUID_LEN = 16,
 	BTTINFO_FLAG_ERROR = 0x1,    /* error state (read-only) */
 	BTTINFO_MAJOR_VERSION = 1,
-	ND_LABEL_MIN_SIZE = 512 * 129, /* see sizeof_namespace_index() */
+	ND_LABEL_MIN_SIZE = 256 * 4, /* see sizeof_namespace_index() */
 	ND_LABEL_ID_SIZE = 50,
 	ND_NSINDEX_INIT = 0x1,
 };