diff --git a/frappe/boot.py b/frappe/boot.py
index 3536109d8c..00943c1d1f 100644
--- a/frappe/boot.py
+++ b/frappe/boot.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def get_bootinfo():
 
 def load_conf_settings(bootinfo):
 	from frappe import conf
-	bootinfo.max_file_size = conf.get('max_file_size') or 5242880
+	bootinfo.max_file_size = conf.get('max_file_size') or 10485760
 	for key in ['developer_mode']:
 		if key in conf: bootinfo[key] = conf.get(key)
 
diff --git a/frappe/utils/file_manager.py b/frappe/utils/file_manager.py
index 3181ebc325..21dab7b2b2 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/file_manager.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/file_manager.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def save_file_on_filesystem(fname, content, content_type=None, is_private=0):
 	}
 
 def check_max_file_size(content):
-	max_file_size = conf.get('max_file_size') or 5242880
+	max_file_size = conf.get('max_file_size') or 10485760
 	file_size = len(content)
 
 	if file_size > max_file_size: