diff --git a/db/compaction.cc b/db/compaction.cc
index 6126b4642..c2785adee 100644
--- a/db/compaction.cc
+++ b/db/compaction.cc
@@ -405,20 +405,23 @@ void Compaction::Summary(char* output, int len) {
 uint64_t Compaction::OutputFilePreallocationSize() const {
   uint64_t preallocation_size = 0;
 
+  for (const auto& level_files : inputs_) {
+    for (const auto& file : level_files.files) {
+      preallocation_size += file->fd.GetFileSize();
+    }
+  }
+
   if (max_output_file_size_ != port::kMaxUint64 &&
-      (cfd_->ioptions()->compaction_style == kCompactionStyleLevel ||
+      (immutable_cf_options_.compaction_style == kCompactionStyleLevel ||
        output_level() > 0)) {
-    preallocation_size = max_output_file_size_;
-  } else {
-    for (const auto& level_files : inputs_) {
-      for (const auto& file : level_files.files) {
-        preallocation_size += file->fd.GetFileSize();
-      }
-    }
+    preallocation_size = std::min(max_output_file_size_, preallocation_size);
   }
+
   // Over-estimate slightly so we don't end up just barely crossing
   // the threshold
-  return preallocation_size + (preallocation_size / 10);
+  // No point to prellocate more than 1GB.
+  return std::min(uint64_t{1073741824},
+                  preallocation_size + (preallocation_size / 10));
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<CompactionFilter> Compaction::CreateCompactionFilter() const {
diff --git a/db/compaction_picker_test.cc b/db/compaction_picker_test.cc
index 069308bcc..4752d3428 100644
--- a/db/compaction_picker_test.cc
+++ b/db/compaction_picker_test.cc
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ TEST_F(CompactionPickerTest, Level1Trigger) {
 }
 
 TEST_F(CompactionPickerTest, Level1Trigger2) {
+  mutable_cf_options_.target_file_size_base = 10000000000;
+  mutable_cf_options_.RefreshDerivedOptions(ioptions_);
   NewVersionStorage(6, kCompactionStyleLevel);
   Add(1, 66U, "150", "200", 1000000001U);
   Add(1, 88U, "201", "300", 1000000000U);
@@ -191,13 +193,14 @@ TEST_F(CompactionPickerTest, Level1Trigger2) {
   ASSERT_EQ(66U, compaction->input(0, 0)->fd.GetNumber());
   ASSERT_EQ(6U, compaction->input(1, 0)->fd.GetNumber());
   ASSERT_EQ(7U, compaction->input(1, 1)->fd.GetNumber());
+  ASSERT_EQ(uint64_t{1073741824}, compaction->OutputFilePreallocationSize());
 }
 
 TEST_F(CompactionPickerTest, LevelMaxScore) {
   NewVersionStorage(6, kCompactionStyleLevel);
   mutable_cf_options_.target_file_size_base = 10000000;
-  mutable_cf_options_.target_file_size_multiplier = 10;
   mutable_cf_options_.max_bytes_for_level_base = 10 * 1024 * 1024;
+  mutable_cf_options_.RefreshDerivedOptions(ioptions_);
   Add(0, 1U, "150", "200", 1000000U);
   // Level 1 score 1.2
   Add(1, 66U, "150", "200", 6000000U);
@@ -218,6 +221,9 @@ TEST_F(CompactionPickerTest, LevelMaxScore) {
   ASSERT_TRUE(compaction.get() != nullptr);
   ASSERT_EQ(1U, compaction->num_input_files(0));
   ASSERT_EQ(7U, compaction->input(0, 0)->fd.GetNumber());
+  ASSERT_EQ(mutable_cf_options_.target_file_size_base +
+                mutable_cf_options_.target_file_size_base / 10,
+            compaction->OutputFilePreallocationSize());
 }
 
 TEST_F(CompactionPickerTest, NeedsCompactionLevel) {
@@ -521,9 +527,10 @@ TEST_F(CompactionPickerTest, NeedsCompactionFIFO) {
 TEST_F(CompactionPickerTest, CompactionPriMinOverlapping1) {
   NewVersionStorage(6, kCompactionStyleLevel);
   ioptions_.compaction_pri = kMinOverlappingRatio;
-  mutable_cf_options_.target_file_size_base = 10000000;
+  mutable_cf_options_.target_file_size_base = 100000000000;
   mutable_cf_options_.target_file_size_multiplier = 10;
   mutable_cf_options_.max_bytes_for_level_base = 10 * 1024 * 1024;
+  mutable_cf_options_.RefreshDerivedOptions(ioptions_);
 
   Add(2, 6U, "150", "179", 50000000U);
   Add(2, 7U, "180", "220", 50000000U);
@@ -543,6 +550,8 @@ TEST_F(CompactionPickerTest, CompactionPriMinOverlapping1) {
   ASSERT_EQ(1U, compaction->num_input_files(0));
   // Pick file 8 because it overlaps with 0 files on level 3.
   ASSERT_EQ(8U, compaction->input(0, 0)->fd.GetNumber());
+  // Compaction input size * 1.1
+  ASSERT_GE(uint64_t{55000000}, compaction->OutputFilePreallocationSize());
 }
 
 TEST_F(CompactionPickerTest, CompactionPriMinOverlapping2) {