diff --git a/target/linux/mvebu/cortexa53/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh b/target/linux/mvebu/cortexa53/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
index 7ddb516762b..8b8149c96b2 100755
--- a/target/linux/mvebu/cortexa53/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
+++ b/target/linux/mvebu/cortexa53/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,40 @@ RAMFS_COPY_BIN='fw_printenv fw_setenv mkfs.f2fs fdisk'
 RAMFS_COPY_DATA='/etc/fw_env.config /var/lock/fw_printenv.lock'
 REQUIRE_IMAGE_METADATA=1
 
+# U-Boot loads the first boot.scr it finds, so keep the active slot's script in
+# sync even when the full upgrade is written to the inactive slot.
+methode_update_active_bootscript() {
+	local active_part="$1"
+	local updated_part="$2"
+	local active_dev
+	local updated_dev
+	local ret=0
+
+	[ "$active_part" -a "$updated_part" ] || return 0
+
+	active_dev="$(find_mmc_part "$active_part" "$CI_ROOTDEV")"
+	updated_dev="$(find_mmc_part "$updated_part" "$CI_ROOTDEV")"
+	[ "$active_dev" -a "$updated_dev" ] || return 1
+
+	mkdir -p /tmp/bootpart-new
+	mount -o ro "$updated_dev" /tmp/bootpart-new || return 1
+
+	cp /tmp/bootpart-new/boot.scr /tmp/boot.scr
+	ret=$?
+	umount /tmp/bootpart-new
+	[ $ret -eq 0 ] || return 1
+
+	mkdir -p /tmp/bootpart-active
+	mount "$active_dev" /tmp/bootpart-active || return 1
+
+	cp /tmp/boot.scr /tmp/bootpart-active/boot.scr || ret=1
+	sync
+
+	umount /tmp/bootpart-active
+
+	return $ret
+}
+
 platform_check_image() {
 	case "$(board_name)" in
 	glinet,gl-mv1000|\
@@ -35,15 +69,19 @@ platform_do_upgrade() {
 		;;
 	methode,udpu|\
 	methode,edpu)
+		local active_kernpart
+
 		[ "$(rootfs_type)" = "tmpfs" ] && {
 			local firmware_active="$(fw_printenv -n bootactive)"
 			case "$firmware_active" in
 			1)
+				active_kernpart="kernel_1"
 				CI_KERNPART="kernel_2"
 				CI_ROOTPART="rootfs_2"
 				fw_setenv bootactive 2
 				;;
 			2)
+				active_kernpart="kernel_2"
 				CI_KERNPART="kernel_1"
 				CI_ROOTPART="rootfs_1"
 				fw_setenv bootactive 1
@@ -54,11 +92,13 @@ platform_do_upgrade() {
 		local root="$(cmdline_get_var root)"
 		case "$root" in
 		/dev/mmcblk*p2)
+			active_kernpart="kernel_1"
 			CI_KERNPART="kernel_2"
 			CI_ROOTPART="rootfs_2"
 			fw_setenv bootactive 2
 			;;
 		/dev/mmcblk*p4)
+			active_kernpart="kernel_2"
 			CI_KERNPART="kernel_1"
 			CI_ROOTPART="rootfs_1"
 			fw_setenv bootactive 1
@@ -66,6 +106,9 @@ platform_do_upgrade() {
 		esac
 
 		emmc_do_upgrade "$1"
+
+		methode_update_active_bootscript "$active_kernpart" "$CI_KERNPART" || \
+			echo "Failed to update active boot script"
 		;;
 	*)
 		default_do_upgrade "$1"