diff --git a/target/linux/mediatek/mt7623/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh b/target/linux/mediatek/mt7623/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
index ce40e26afbb..c8ad9766516 100755
--- a/target/linux/mediatek/mt7623/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
+++ b/target/linux/mediatek/mt7623/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
@@ -123,10 +123,8 @@ platform_check_image() {
 	case "$(board_name)" in
 	bananapi,bpi-r2|\
 	unielec,u7623-02)
-		[ "$magic" != "d00dfeed" ] && {
-			echo "Invalid image type."
-			return 1
-		}
+		fit_check_image "$1"
+		return $?
 		;;
 	unielec,u7623-02-emmc-512m)
 		# Can always upgrade to the new-style full image