diff --git a/target/linux/mvebu/image/generic-arm64.bootscript b/target/linux/mvebu/image/generic-arm64.bootscript
index f395590f84..bb78948253 100644
--- a/target/linux/mvebu/image/generic-arm64.bootscript
+++ b/target/linux/mvebu/image/generic-arm64.bootscript
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ if test -n "${console}"; then
 	setenv bootargs "${bootargs} ${console}"
 fi
 
-load mmc 0:1 ${fdt_addr} @DTB@.dtb
-load mmc 0:1 ${kernel_addr} Image
+if mmc dev 0; then
+	setenv mmcdev 0
+elif mmc dev 1; then
+	setenv mmcdev 1
+fi
+
+load mmc ${mmcdev}:1 ${fdt_addr} @DTB@.dtb
+load mmc ${mmcdev}:1 ${kernel_addr} Image
 
 booti ${kernel_addr} - ${fdt_addr}