diff --git a/tools/releasetools/build_image.py b/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
index d710603..f516309 100755
--- a/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/build_image.py
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@
         build_command.extend(["-S", prop_dict["hash_seed"]])
     if "ext4_share_dup_blocks" in prop_dict:
       build_command.append("-c")
+    build_command.extend(["--inode_size", "256"])
     if "selinux_fc" in prop_dict:
       build_command.append(prop_dict["selinux_fc"])
   elif fs_type.startswith("squash"):