diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
index c6e8657ef2..435b726b17 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/init
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@
       losetup $LOOP $IMG_FILE
 
       # check for MBR partititon
-      OFFSET=$(fdisk -u -l $LOOP 2>/dev/null | awk '/^[ ]*Device/{part=1; next}; part{if ($2 == "*") {print $3} else {print $2} ; exit}')
+      OFFSET=$(fdisk -u -l $LOOP 2>/dev/null | awk '/^[ ]*Device/{part=1; next}; part{if ($2 == "*") {print $5} else {print $4} ; exit}')
       if [ -z "$OFFSET" ]; then
         # check for GPT partititon
         OFFSET=$(fdisk -u -l $LOOP 2>/dev/null | awk '/^Number/{part=1; next}; part{print $2; exit}')