diff --git a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/mtd/mtdsplit/mtdsplit_seama.c b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/mtd/mtdsplit/mtdsplit_seama.c
index ee0444a43e..9fe1311018 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/mtd/mtdsplit/mtdsplit_seama.c
+++ b/target/linux/generic/files/drivers/mtd/mtdsplit/mtdsplit_seama.c
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ static int mtdsplit_parse_seama(struct mtd_info *master,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	parts[0].name = KERNEL_PART_NAME;
-	parts[0].offset = 0;
-	parts[0].size = rootfs_offset;
+	parts[0].offset = sizeof hdr + be16_to_cpu(hdr.metasize);
+	parts[0].size = rootfs_offset - parts[0].offset;
 
 	if (type == MTDSPLIT_PART_TYPE_UBI)
 		parts[1].name = UBI_PART_NAME;