diff --git a/scripts/imx/imx.c b/scripts/imx/imx.c
index 70936babf..f1accc470 100644
--- a/scripts/imx/imx.c
+++ b/scripts/imx/imx.c
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ static int do_super_root_key(struct config_data *data, int argc, char *argv[])
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (data->cpu_type != 35 && data->cpu_type != 25) {
+	if (data->header_version != 1) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Warning: The super_root_key command is meaningless "
 			"on non HABv3 based SoCs\n");
 		return 0;