diff --git a/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/09_fix_crc b/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/09_fix_crc
index 981d114b35..b411d8495f 100644
--- a/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/09_fix_crc
+++ b/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/09_fix_crc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #
 
 do_fixcrc() {
-	mtd fixtrx firmware
+	mtd fixtrx linux
 }
 
 case `uname -r` in
diff --git a/target/linux/brcm47xx/patches-3.8/028-mtd-bcm47xxpart-use-old-part-names.patch b/target/linux/brcm47xx/patches-3.8/028-mtd-bcm47xxpart-use-old-part-names.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e43bb87283
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/brcm47xx/patches-3.8/028-mtd-bcm47xxpart-use-old-part-names.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--- a/drivers/mtd/bcm47xxpart.c
++++ b/drivers/mtd/bcm47xxpart.c
+@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static int bcm47xxpart_parse(struct mtd_
+ 			trx = (struct trx_header *)buf;
+ 
+ 			trx_part = curr_part;
+-			bcm47xxpart_add_part(&parts[curr_part++], "firmware",
++			bcm47xxpart_add_part(&parts[curr_part++], "linux",
+ 					     offset, 0);
+ 
+ 			i = 0;
+@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static int bcm47xxpart_parse(struct mtd_
+ 				i++;
+ 			}
+ 
+-			bcm47xxpart_add_part(&parts[curr_part++], "linux",
++			bcm47xxpart_add_part(&parts[curr_part++], "kernel",
+ 					     offset + trx->offset[i], 0);
+ 			i++;
+