diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
index c30baf6476..d0c3394902 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ install_image_confidential() {
 
 #Install cbl-mariner guest image
 install_image_mariner() {
+	export IMAGE_SIZE_ALIGNMENT_MB=2
 	install_image "mariner"
 }