diff --git a/src/common/options/global.yaml.in b/src/common/options/global.yaml.in
index d4866cca9e2..2a00edfe3e8 100644
--- a/src/common/options/global.yaml.in
+++ b/src/common/options/global.yaml.in
@@ -4408,7 +4408,7 @@ options:
     state) media
   fmt_desc: Default value of ``bluestore compression min blob size``
     for non-rotational (solid state) media.
-  default: 8_K
+  default: 64_K
   see_also:
   - bluestore_compression_min_blob_size
   flags: