diff --git a/target/linux/rockchip/image/Makefile b/target/linux/rockchip/image/Makefile
index 6f28d57679..f05fe8595d 100644
--- a/target/linux/rockchip/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/rockchip/image/Makefile
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ define Build/pine64-bin
 	# Generate a new partition table in $@ with 32 MiB of alignment
 	# padding for the idbloader, uboot and trust image to fit:
 	# http://opensource.rock-chips.com/wiki_Boot_option#Boot_flow
-	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/gen_image_generic.sh \
+	PADDING=1 $(SCRIPT_DIR)/gen_image_generic.sh \
 		$@ \
 		$(CONFIG_TARGET_KERNEL_PARTSIZE) $@.boot \
 		$(CONFIG_TARGET_ROOTFS_PARTSIZE) $(IMAGE_ROOTFS) \