diff --git a/scripts/gen_image_generic.sh b/scripts/gen_image_generic.sh
index 2d2fb120ce..7b642c00d6 100755
--- a/scripts/gen_image_generic.sh
+++ b/scripts/gen_image_generic.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ rm -f "$OUTPUT"
 
 head=16
 sect=63
-cyl=$(( ($KERNELSIZE + $ROOTFSSIZE) * 1024 * 1024 / ($head * $sect * 512)))
+cyl=$(( (KERNELSIZE + ROOTFSSIZE) * 1024 * 1024 / (head * sect * 512)))
 
 # create partition table
 set `ptgen -o "$OUTPUT" -h $head -s $sect -p ${KERNELSIZE}m -p ${ROOTFSSIZE}m ${ALIGN:+-l $ALIGN} ${SIGNATURE:+-S 0x$SIGNATURE}`