diff --git a/common/spl/spl_mmc.c b/common/spl/spl_mmc.c
index 5f1cfbf98e97daf107d0e07a649534534d153423..494f683b0aaaf64f79cbb393c35d35ac7330f4ae 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl_mmc.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl_mmc.c
@@ -73,7 +73,12 @@ static int mmc_load_image_raw_partition(struct mmc *mmc, int partition)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_SECTOR
+	return mmc_load_image_raw_sector(mmc, info.start +
+					 CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_SECTOR);
+#else
 	return mmc_load_image_raw_sector(mmc, info.start);
+#endif
 }
 #endif