diff --git a/common/spl/spl_sdp.c b/common/spl/spl_sdp.c
index 807256e..51b245b 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl_sdp.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl_sdp.c
@@ -25,10 +25,14 @@
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	/* This command typically does not return but jumps to an image */
-	sdp_handle(controller_index);
-	pr_err("SDP ended\n");
+	/*
+	 * This command either loads a legacy image, jumps and never returns,
+	 * or it loads a FIT image and returns it to be handled by the SPL
+	 * code.
+	 */
+	ret = spl_sdp_handle(controller_index, spl_image);
+	debug("SDP ended\n");
 
-	return -EINVAL;
+	return ret;
 }
 SPL_LOAD_IMAGE_METHOD("USB SDP", 0, BOOT_DEVICE_BOARD, spl_sdp_load_image);