diff --git a/freeldr/bootsect/BOOTSECT.ASM b/freeldr/bootsect/BOOTSECT.ASM
index 2478e4f997d..b3cea1d7faf 100644
--- a/freeldr/bootsect/BOOTSECT.ASM
+++ b/freeldr/bootsect/BOOTSECT.ASM
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ BytesPerSector  dw 512
 SectsPerCluster db 1
 ReservedSectors dw 1
 NumberOfFats    db 2
-MaxRootEntries  dw 512
+MaxRootEntries  dw 224
 TotalSectors    dw 2880
 MediaDescriptor db 0f0h
 SectorsPerFat   dw 9