diff --git a/target/linux/adm5120-2.6/config/default b/target/linux/adm5120-2.6/config/default
index 6603858027..cf0be6493c 100644
--- a/target/linux/adm5120-2.6/config/default
+++ b/target/linux/adm5120-2.6/config/default
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ CONFIG_VM_EVENT_COUNTERS=y
 CONFIG_YAFFS_9BYTE_TAGS=y
 # CONFIG_YAFFS_ALWAYS_CHECK_CHUNK_ERASED is not set
 CONFIG_YAFFS_AUTO_YAFFS2=y
-CONFIG_YAFFS_CHECKPOINT_RESERVED_BLOCKS=10
+CONFIG_YAFFS_CHECKPOINT_RESERVED_BLOCKS=0
 # CONFIG_YAFFS_DISABLE_LAZY_LOAD is not set
 # CONFIG_YAFFS_DISABLE_WIDE_TNODES is not set
 CONFIG_YAFFS_FS=y
diff --git a/target/linux/rb532-2.6/config/default b/target/linux/rb532-2.6/config/default
index 979b52add8..24678f1e9c 100644
--- a/target/linux/rb532-2.6/config/default
+++ b/target/linux/rb532-2.6/config/default
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ CONFIG_VIA_RHINE_NAPI=y
 # CONFIG_YAFFS_9BYTE_TAGS is not set
 CONFIG_YAFFS_ALWAYS_CHECK_CHUNK_ERASED=y
 CONFIG_YAFFS_AUTO_YAFFS2=y
-CONFIG_YAFFS_CHECKPOINT_RESERVED_BLOCKS=10
+CONFIG_YAFFS_CHECKPOINT_RESERVED_BLOCKS=0
 # CONFIG_YAFFS_DISABLE_LAZY_LOAD is not set
 # CONFIG_YAFFS_DISABLE_WIDE_TNODES is not set
 CONFIG_YAFFS_DOES_ECC=y