diff --git a/fs/littlefs/lfs_vfs.c b/fs/littlefs/lfs_vfs.c
index b8f8363a95..01f45f5988 100644
--- a/fs/littlefs/lfs_vfs.c
+++ b/fs/littlefs/lfs_vfs.c
@@ -1023,9 +1023,8 @@ static int littlefs_bind(FAR struct inode *driver, FAR const void *data,
   fs->cfg.block_count    = fs->geo.neraseblocks;
   fs->cfg.block_cycles   = 500;
   fs->cfg.cache_size     = fs->geo.blocksize;
-  fs->cfg.lookahead_size =
-    lfs_min(lfs_alignup((fs->cfg.block_count + 7) / 8, 8),
-            fs->cfg.read_size);
+  fs->cfg.lookahead_size = lfs_min(lfs_alignup(fs->cfg.block_count, 64) / 8,
+                                   fs->cfg.read_size);
 
   /* Then get information about the littlefs filesystem on the devices
    * managed by this driver.