diff --git a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-efi.py b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-efi.py
index d6aeab2aad..43c6fd94d9 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-efi.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/source/bootimg-efi.py
@@ -439,6 +439,13 @@ class BootimgEFIPlugin(SourcePlugin):
         logger.debug("Added %d extra blocks to %s to get to %d total blocks",
                      extra_blocks, part.mountpoint, blocks)
 
+        # required for compatibility with certain devices expecting file system
+        # block count to be equal to partition block count
+        if blocks < part.fixed_size:
+            blocks = part.fixed_size
+            logger.debug("Overriding %s to %d total blocks for compatibility",
+                     part.mountpoint, blocks)
+
         # dosfs image, created by mkdosfs
         bootimg = "%s/boot.img" % cr_workdir