diff --git a/build_image b/build_image
index 21dab799cf..d9ce03ec7a 100755
--- a/build_image
+++ b/build_image
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ DEFINE_boolean enable_rootfs_verification ${FLAGS_TRUE} \
 DEFINE_integer verity_error_behavior 3 \
   "Kernel verified boot error behavior (0: I/O errors, 1: panic, 2: nothing, \
 3: cros) Default: 3"
-DEFINE_integer verity_depth 1 \
-  "Kernel verified boot hash tree depth. Default: 1"
+DEFINE_integer verity_depth 3 \
+  "Kernel verified boot hash tree depth. Default: 3"
 DEFINE_integer verity_max_ios -1 \
   "Number of outstanding I/O operations dm-verity caps at. Default: -1"
 DEFINE_string verity_algorithm "sha1" \