diff --git a/board/atmel/at91sam9x5ek_mmc/genimage.cfg b/board/atmel/at91sam9x5ek_mmc/genimage.cfg
index 46c2dc9366..b2be647d8b 100644
--- a/board/atmel/at91sam9x5ek_mmc/genimage.cfg
+++ b/board/atmel/at91sam9x5ek_mmc/genimage.cfg
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ image sdcard.img {
 		partition-type = 0xC
 		bootable = "true"
 		image = "boot.vfat"
+		offset = 1M
 	}
 
 	partition rootfs {