diff --git a/tools/osbuilder/node-builder/azure-linux/uvm_build.sh b/tools/osbuilder/node-builder/azure-linux/uvm_build.sh
index 6734277650..56f398b418 100755
--- a/tools/osbuilder/node-builder/azure-linux/uvm_build.sh
+++ b/tools/osbuilder/node-builder/azure-linux/uvm_build.sh
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ if [ "${CONF_PODS}" == "yes" ]; then
 
 	echo "Building dm-verity protected image based on rootfs"
 	pushd tools/osbuilder
-	sudo -E PATH=$PATH make DISTRO=cbl-mariner MEASURED_ROOTFS=yes DM_VERITY_FORMAT=kernelinit image
+	sudo -E PATH=$PATH make DISTRO=cbl-mariner MEASURED_ROOTFS=yes DM_VERITY_FORMAT=kernelinit IMAGE_SIZE_ALIGNMENT_MB=2 image
 	popd
 
 	echo "Building IGVM and UVM measurement files"
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ if [ "${CONF_PODS}" == "yes" ]; then
 else
 	echo "Building image based on rootfs"
 	pushd tools/osbuilder
-	sudo -E PATH=$PATH make DISTRO=cbl-mariner image
+	sudo -E PATH=$PATH make DISTRO=cbl-mariner IMAGE_SIZE_ALIGNMENT_MB=2 image
 	popd
 fi