diff --git a/arch/sh/boards/mach-ecovec24/setup.c b/arch/sh/boards/mach-ecovec24/setup.c
index 52912a6149c7..0fb665d28603 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boards/mach-ecovec24/setup.c
+++ b/arch/sh/boards/mach-ecovec24/setup.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static struct mtd_partition nor_flash_partitions[] = {
 		.name = "boot loader",
 		.offset = 0,
 		.size = (5 * 1024 * 1024),
-		.mask_flags = MTD_CAP_ROM,
+		.mask_flags = MTD_WRITEABLE,  /* force read-only */
 	}, {
 		.name = "free-area",
 		.offset = MTDPART_OFS_APPEND,