diff --git a/platform/msm_shared/partition_parser.c b/platform/msm_shared/partition_parser.c
index b10a85c..52fc4f9 100644
--- a/platform/msm_shared/partition_parser.c
+++ b/platform/msm_shared/partition_parser.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@
 				"GPT: Could not read backup gpt from mmc\n");
 			goto end;
 		}
-
+		parse_secondary_gpt = 1;
 		ret = partition_parse_gpt_header(data, &first_usable_lba,
 						 &partition_entry_size,
 						 &header_size,
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@
 				"GPT: Primary and backup signatures invalid\n");
 			goto end;
 		}
+		parse_secondary_gpt = 0;
 	}
 	partition_0 = GET_LLWORD_FROM_BYTE(&data[PARTITION_ENTRIES_OFFSET]);
 	/* Read GPT Entries */