diff --git a/target/linux/amlogic/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh b/target/linux/amlogic/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
index 9f463864cf..4e3903e642 100644
--- a/target/linux/amlogic/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
+++ b/target/linux/amlogic/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 # 1. keep overlay partition when upgrade
 # 2. reset rom uuid in ext_overlay (aka sandbox mode) when upgrade (stage2:istoreos_pre_upgrade)
 
+REQUIRE_IMAGE_METADATA=1
+
 platform_check_part_size() {
 	local part start size cursize
 	#iterate over each partition from the image and check boot disk partition size