diff --git a/target/linux/lantiq/patches-4.4/0101-find_active_root.patch b/target/linux/lantiq/patches-4.4/0101-find_active_root.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..978def35e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/lantiq/patches-4.4/0101-find_active_root.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+--- a/drivers/mtd/ofpart.c
++++ b/drivers/mtd/ofpart.c
+@@ -25,6 +25,38 @@ static bool node_has_compatible(struct d
+ 	return of_get_property(pp, "compatible", NULL);
+ }
+ 
++static uint8_t * brnboot_get_selected_root_part(struct mtd_info *master,
++						loff_t offset)
++{
++	static uint8_t root_id;
++	int err, len;
++
++	err = mtd_read(master, offset, 0x01, &len, &root_id);
++
++	if (mtd_is_bitflip(err) || !err)
++		return &root_id;
++
++	return NULL;
++}
++
++static void brnboot_set_active_root_part(struct mtd_partition *pparts,
++					 struct device_node **part_nodes,
++					 int nr_parts,
++					 uint8_t *root_id)
++{
++	int i;
++
++	for (i = 0; i < nr_parts; i++) {
++		int part_root_id;
++
++		if (!of_property_read_u32(part_nodes[i], "brnboot,root-id", &part_root_id)
++		    && part_root_id == *root_id) {
++			pparts[i].name = "firmware";
++			break;
++		}
++	}
++}
++
+ static int parse_ofpart_partitions(struct mtd_info *master,
+ 				   struct mtd_partition **pparts,
+ 				   struct mtd_part_parser_data *data)
+@@ -35,7 +67,8 @@ static int parse_ofpart_partitions(struc
+ 	struct device_node *pp;
+ 	int nr_parts, i, ret = 0;
+ 	bool dedicated = true;
+-
++	uint8_t *proot_id = NULL;
++	struct device_node **part_nodes;
+ 
+ 	if (!data)
+ 		return 0;
+@@ -73,7 +106,9 @@ static int parse_ofpart_partitions(struc
+ 		return 0;
+ 
+ 	*pparts = kzalloc(nr_parts * sizeof(**pparts), GFP_KERNEL);
+-	if (!*pparts)
++	part_nodes = kzalloc(nr_parts * sizeof(*part_nodes), GFP_KERNEL);
++
++	if (!*pparts || !part_nodes)
+ 		return -ENOMEM;
+ 
+ 	i = 0;
+@@ -121,12 +156,22 @@ static int parse_ofpart_partitions(struc
+ 		if (of_get_property(pp, "lock", &len))
+ 			(*pparts)[i].mask_flags |= MTD_POWERUP_LOCK;
+ 
++		if (!proot_id && of_device_is_compatible(pp, "brnboot,root-selector"))
++			proot_id = brnboot_get_selected_root_part(master, (*pparts)[i].offset);
++
++		part_nodes[i] = pp;
++
+ 		i++;
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	if (!nr_parts)
+ 		goto ofpart_none;
+ 
++	if (proot_id)
++		brnboot_set_active_root_part(*pparts, part_nodes, nr_parts, proot_id);
++
++	kfree(part_nodes);
++
+ 	return nr_parts;
+ 
+ ofpart_fail:
+@@ -136,6 +181,7 @@ ofpart_fail:
+ ofpart_none:
+ 	of_node_put(pp);
+ 	kfree(*pparts);
++	kfree(part_nodes);
+ 	*pparts = NULL;
+ 	return ret;
+ }