diff --git a/board/mv_ebu/a38x/mv_main_a38x.c b/board/mv_ebu/a38x/mv_main_a38x.c
index 5538a90..6c1fc3d 100755
--- a/board/mv_ebu/a38x/mv_main_a38x.c
+++ b/board/mv_ebu/a38x/mv_main_a38x.c
@@ -683,6 +683,24 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_GFCH100
+	/* use 'run gpt_init' to initialize the GPT table on the eMMC */
+	env = getenv("gpt_init");
+	if (!env) {
+		/* note: no trailing ; on last partition.  gpt write counts semicolons */
+		/* ,,,, is used for readability */
+		setenv("gpt_uu", "00010781-6583-40b2-ba24-3c6463921004");
+		setenv("gpt_p1", "name=hnvram,,,,start=0x00008000,size=0x00200000,uuid=010edf82-9cbc-4dbe-9846-271ef1610186;");
+		setenv("gpt_p2", "name=kernel0,,,start=0x00208000,size=0x01000000,uuid=020bec7c-37fe-4759-b17c-ff18ea44604c;");
+		setenv("gpt_p3", "name=kernel1,,,start=0x01208000,size=0x01000000,uuid=03018a36-3831-4723-a505-106730944b98;");
+		setenv("gpt_p4", "name=rootfs0,,,start=0x02208000,size=0x12000000,uuid=04099b1f-3111-434a-8bff-41390a0f6439;");
+		setenv("gpt_p5", "name=rootfs1,,,start=0x14208000,size=0x12000000,uuid=050a3ab3-f12a-4f59-9888-625f5d3703c4;");
+		setenv("gpt_p6", "name=emergency,start=0x26208000,size=0x02000000,uuid=06019156-6921-44c5-9b42-00e75743f5d4;");
+		setenv("gpt_p7", "name=data+ext4,start=0x28208000,size=-1,,,,,,,,,uuid=0701c4ef-9921-4479-991e-0652069373b7");
+		setenv("gpt_init", "mmc rescan && gpt write mmc 0 \"uuid_disk=$gpt_uu;$gpt_p1$gpt_p2$gpt_p3$gpt_p4$gpt_p5$gpt_p6$gpt_p7\"");
+	}
+#endif
+
 #if (CONFIG_BOOTDELAY >= 0)
 	env = getenv("bootcmd");
 	if (!env)