diff --git a/packages/bsp/common/usr/sbin/nand-sata-install b/packages/bsp/common/usr/sbin/nand-sata-install
index e6a73a2eed..597f0b9170 100755
--- a/packages/bsp/common/usr/sbin/nand-sata-install
+++ b/packages/bsp/common/usr/sbin/nand-sata-install
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ create_armbian()
 		# new boot scripts
 		if [[ -f "${TempDir}"/bootfs/boot/armbianEnv.txt ]]; then
 			sed -e 's,rootdev=.*,rootdev='"$targetuuid"',g' -i "${TempDir}"/bootfs/boot/armbianEnv.txt
+			grep -q '^rootdev' "${TempDir}"/bootfs/boot/armbianEnv.txt || echo "rootdev=$targetuuid" >> "${TempDir}"/bootfs/boot/armbianEnv.txt
 		else
 			sed -e 's,setenv rootdev.*,setenv rootdev '"$targetuuid"',g' -i "${TempDir}"/bootfs/boot/boot.cmd
 			[[ -f "${TempDir}"/bootfs/boot/boot.ini ]] && sed -e 's,^setenv rootdev.*$,setenv rootdev "'"$targetuuid"'",' -i "${TempDir}"/bootfs/boot/boot.ini