diff --git a/actions/upgrades b/actions/upgrades
index 0cf16586a..7af7c28c9 100755
--- a/actions/upgrades
+++ b/actions/upgrades
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ def _check_dist_upgrade(test_upgrade=False):
     output = subprocess.check_output(['df', '--output=avail,pcent', '/'])
     output = output.decode().split('\n')[1].split()
     free_space, free_percent = int(output[0]), int(output[1][:-1])
-    if free_space < 1000000 or free_percent < 10:
+    if free_space < 5000000 or free_percent < 10:
         print('Not enough free space in /.')
         return False