diff --git a/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/apps/resources.py b/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/apps/resources.py
index 4613e06d41bfd..4c833d170d3e5 100644
--- a/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/apps/resources.py
+++ b/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/apps/resources.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ async def available_space(self):
         Returns space available in bytes in the configured apps pool which apps can consume
         """
         await self.middleware.call('docker.state.validate')
-        return (await self.middleware.call('filesystem.statfs', IX_APPS_MOUNT_PATH))['free_bytes']
+        return (await self.middleware.call('filesystem.statfs', IX_APPS_MOUNT_PATH))['avail_bytes']
 
     @accepts(roles=['APPS_READ'])
     @returns(Dict('gpu_choices', additional_attrs=True))