diff --git a/files/initramfs-tools/arista-convertfs.j2 b/files/initramfs-tools/arista-convertfs.j2
index dfd2fc1d7407..85b1bc41331d 100644
--- a/files/initramfs-tools/arista-convertfs.j2
+++ b/files/initramfs-tools/arista-convertfs.j2
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ umount "$root_mnt"
 
 # Create a new partition table (content in flash_dev will be deleted)
 err_msg="Error: repartitioning $flash_dev failed"
-cmd="echo ';' | sfdisk $flash_dev || (sleep 3; blockdev --rereadpt $flash_dev && fdisk -l $flash_dev | grep -q ${root_dev}.*Linux)"
+cmd="echo '2048' | sfdisk $flash_dev || (sleep 3; blockdev --rereadpt $flash_dev && fdisk -l $flash_dev | grep -q ${root_dev}.*Linux)"
 run_cmd "$cmd" "$err_msg"
 
 sleep 5