diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/images/core-image-lsb-sdk.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/images/core-image-lsb-sdk.bb
index c3b6e7c827..a3d602edd6 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/images/core-image-lsb-sdk.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/images/core-image-lsb-sdk.bb
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ headers and libraries to form a standalone SDK."
 IMAGE_FEATURES += "tools-sdk dev-pkgs tools-debug eclipse-debug tools-profile tools-testapps debug-tweaks"
 
 IMAGE_INSTALL += "kernel-devsrc"
+
+# Reduce this to try and keep below the 4GB image size for now
+IMAGE_OVERHEAD_FACTOR = "1.2"