diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index c616f23297..c71d3bf053 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ option('efi-color-highlight', type : 'string', value : 'black,lightgray',
        description : 'boot loader color for selected entries')
 option('efi-color-edit', type : 'string', value : 'black,lightgray',
        description : 'boot loader color for option line edit')
-option('efi-stub-extra-sections', type : 'integer', value : 30,
+option('efi-stub-extra-sections', type : 'integer', value : 120,
        description : 'minimum number of sections to keep free in stub PE header')
 option('efi-addon-extra-sections', type : 'integer', value : 15,
        description : 'minimum number of sections to keep free in addon PE header')