diff --git a/packages/bsp/common/usr/bin/armbian-install b/packages/bsp/common/usr/bin/armbian-install
index 9a4a20701b..b3b94336a8 100755
--- a/packages/bsp/common/usr/bin/armbian-install
+++ b/packages/bsp/common/usr/bin/armbian-install
@@ -834,11 +834,14 @@ main()
 	LANG=C echo -e "$(date): Start ${0##*/}.\n" >> $logfile
 
 	# find real mmcblk device numbered 0, 1, 2 for eMMC, SD
+	# On some devices, the eMMC chip does not have a separate boot0(1) partition.
+	# Use the system interface to determine the SD or eMMC memory type.
 	for ret in $(find /dev -name 'mmcblk[0-2]' -and -type b)
 	do
-		if [ -b ${ret}boot0 ];then
+		if [ -b ${ret}boot0 ] || \
+		   [ "$(cat /sys/block/${ret#/dev/}/device/type 2>/dev/null)" == "MMC" ]; then
 			emmc_dev=$ret
-		else
+		elif [ "$(cat /sys/block/${ret#/dev/}/device/type 2>/dev/null)" == "SD" ]; then
 			sd_dev=$ret
 		fi
 	done