diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/qca/common/smem.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/qca/common/smem.c
index 11fb96a6e4..7e834456f5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/qca/common/smem.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/qca/common/smem.c
@@ -524,7 +524,8 @@ int smem_bootconfig_info(void)
 	ret = smem_read_alloc_entry(SMEM_BOOT_DUALPARTINFO,
 			&qca_smem_bootconfig_info, sizeof(qca_smem_bootconfig_info_t));
 	if ((ret != 0) ||
-		(qca_smem_bootconfig_info.magic_start != _SMEM_DUAL_BOOTINFO_MAGIC_START) ||
+		((qca_smem_bootconfig_info.magic_start != _SMEM_DUAL_BOOTINFO_MAGIC_START) &&
+		(qca_smem_bootconfig_info.magic_start != _SMEM_DUAL_BOOTINFO_MAGIC_START_TRYMODE)) ||
 		(qca_smem_bootconfig_info.magic_end != _SMEM_DUAL_BOOTINFO_MAGIC_END))
 		return -ENOMSG;
 
@@ -580,7 +581,8 @@ int smem_update_bootconfig_to_flash(void)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (qca_smem_bootconfig_info.magic_start != _SMEM_DUAL_BOOTINFO_MAGIC_START) {
+	if ((qca_smem_bootconfig_info.magic_start != _SMEM_DUAL_BOOTINFO_MAGIC_START) &&
+		(qca_smem_bootconfig_info.magic_start != _SMEM_DUAL_BOOTINFO_MAGIC_START_TRYMODE)) {
 		if(smem_bootconfig_info() != 0)
 			return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-qca-common/smem.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-qca-common/smem.h
index 404c89ddd5..12278173ff 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-qca-common/smem.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-qca-common/smem.h
@@ -112,8 +112,9 @@ struct per_part_info
 
 typedef struct
 {
-#define _SMEM_DUAL_BOOTINFO_MAGIC_START		0xA3A2A1A0
-#define _SMEM_DUAL_BOOTINFO_MAGIC_END		0xB3B2B1B0
+#define _SMEM_DUAL_BOOTINFO_MAGIC_START			0xA3A2A1A0
+#define _SMEM_DUAL_BOOTINFO_MAGIC_START_TRYMODE		0xA3A2A1A1
+#define _SMEM_DUAL_BOOTINFO_MAGIC_END			0xB3B2B1B0
 
 	/* Magic number for identification when reading from flash */
 	uint32_t magic_start;