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diff --git a/meta-oe/classes/image_types_sparse.bbclass b/meta-oe/classes/image_types_sparse.bbclass
index 4263593a8d..d6ea68968e 100644
--- a/meta-oe/classes/image_types_sparse.bbclass
+++ b/meta-oe/classes/image_types_sparse.bbclass
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
inherit image_types
+# This sets the granularity of the sparse image conversion. Chunk sizes will be
+# specified in units of this value. Setting this value smaller than the
+# underlying image's block size will not result in any further space saving.
+# However, there is no loss in correctness if this value is larger or smaller
+# than optimal. This value should be a power of two.
+SPARSE_BLOCK_SIZE ??= "4096"
+
CONVERSIONTYPES += "sparse"
+
CONVERSION_CMD:sparse = " \
- img2simg "${IMAGE_NAME}${IMAGE_NAME_SUFFIX}.${type}" \
- "${IMAGE_NAME}${IMAGE_NAME_SUFFIX}.${type}.sparse" \
-"
+ truncate --no-create --size=%${SPARSE_BLOCK_SIZE} "${IMAGE_NAME}.${type}"; \
+ img2simg -s "${IMAGE_NAME}.${type}" "${IMAGE_NAME}.${type}.sparse" ${SPARSE_BLOCK_SIZE}; \
+ "
+
CONVERSION_DEPENDS_sparse = "android-tools-native"