diff --git a/components/fatfs/test/test_fatfs_sdmmc.c b/components/fatfs/test/test_fatfs_sdmmc.c
index ae53009007..bc833e3d63 100644
--- a/components/fatfs/test/test_fatfs_sdmmc.c
+++ b/components/fatfs/test/test_fatfs_sdmmc.c
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ static void test_setup(void)
     sdmmc_slot_config_t slot_config = SDMMC_SLOT_CONFIG_DEFAULT();
     esp_vfs_fat_sdmmc_mount_config_t mount_config = {
         .format_if_mount_failed = true,
-        .max_files = 5
+        .max_files = 5,
+        .allocation_unit_size = 16 * 1024
     };
     TEST_ESP_OK(esp_vfs_fat_sdmmc_mount("/sdcard", &host, &slot_config, &mount_config, NULL));
 }