diff --git a/target/zybo/target.c b/target/zybo/target.c
index 9160fbd0..f4d41dd1 100644
--- a/target/zybo/target.c
+++ b/target/zybo/target.c
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ void target_init(void)
             ptable_find("sysparam", &entry);
         }
 
+	/* create bootloader partition if it does not exist */
+        ptable_add("bootloader", 0x20000, 0x40000, 0);
+
         printf("flash partition table:\n");
         ptable_dump();