diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/spl.c b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/spl.c
index eaaa68a..79f8877 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/spl.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/spl.c
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@
 #error CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_SECTOR must be set to 0
 #endif
 #if !defined(CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_DATA_PART_OFFSET) || \
-    CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_DATA_PART_OFFSET != 0
-#error CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_DATA_PART_OFFSET must be set to 0
+    (CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_DATA_PART_OFFSET != 0 && \
+     CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_DATA_PART_OFFSET != 4096)
+#error CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_DATA_PART_OFFSET must be set to either 0 or 4096
 #endif
 #endif