diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/image/Makefile b/target/linux/ramips/image/Makefile
index b00e6d8726..31043a47b8 100644
--- a/target/linux/ramips/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/ramips/image/Makefile
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ define Build/loader-common
 		PKG_BUILD_DIR="$@.src" \
 		TARGET_DIR="$(dir $@)" LOADER_NAME="$(notdir $@)" \
 		BOARD="$(BOARDNAME)" PLATFORM="$(LOADER_PLATFORM)" \
-		LZMA_TEXT_START=0x82000000 LOADADDR=$(KERNEL_LOADADDR) \
+		LZMA_TEXT_START=0x81800000 LOADADDR=$(KERNEL_LOADADDR) \
 		$(1) compile loader.$(LOADER_TYPE)
 	mv "$@.$(LOADER_TYPE)" "$@"
 	rm -rf $@.src