diff --git a/pkg/uploader/block/uploader.go b/pkg/uploader/block/uploader.go
index 4d8d86e84..275fd18ed 100644
--- a/pkg/uploader/block/uploader.go
+++ b/pkg/uploader/block/uploader.go
@@ -176,7 +176,10 @@ func (blkup *blockUploader) Restore(snapshot udmrepo.Snapshot, dest destInfo, bi
 		return 0, errors.Errorf("dest dev(%s) size is too small (%v vs. %v)", dest.path, dest.size, sourceSize)
 	}
 
-	reader, err := blkup.repoWriter.OpenObject(blkup.ctx, meta.SubObjects[0].ID, udmrepo.ObjectReadOptions{})
+	reader, err := blkup.repoWriter.OpenObject(blkup.ctx, meta.SubObjects[0].ID, udmrepo.ObjectReadOptions{
+		Prefetch:         true,
+		PrefetchBudgetMB: 256,
+	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, errors.Wrapf(err, "error opening bdev object %v", meta.SubObjects[0].Name)
 	}