diff --git a/fastboot/bootimg.c b/fastboot/bootimg.c
index 1d77b3c43..e5aea4ebe 100644
--- a/fastboot/bootimg.c
+++ b/fastboot/bootimg.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ void bootimg_set_cmdline(boot_img_hdr *h, const char *cmdline)
 boot_img_hdr *mkbootimg(void *kernel, unsigned kernel_size,
                         void *ramdisk, unsigned ramdisk_size,
                         void *second, unsigned second_size,
-                        unsigned page_size,
+                        unsigned page_size, unsigned base,
                         unsigned *bootimg_size)
 {
     unsigned kernel_actual;
@@ -65,15 +65,14 @@ boot_img_hdr *mkbootimg(void *kernel, unsigned kernel_size,
 
     memcpy(hdr->magic, BOOT_MAGIC, BOOT_MAGIC_SIZE);
     
-    hdr->kernel_size = kernel_size;
-    hdr->kernel_addr = 0x10008000;
+    hdr->kernel_size =  kernel_size;
     hdr->ramdisk_size = ramdisk_size;
-    hdr->ramdisk_addr = 0x11000000;
-    hdr->second_size = second_size;
-    hdr->second_addr = 0x10F00000;
-    
-    hdr->tags_addr = 0x10000100;
-    hdr->page_size = page_size;
+    hdr->second_size =  second_size;
+    hdr->kernel_addr =  base + 0x00008000;
+    hdr->ramdisk_addr = base + 0x01000000;
+    hdr->second_addr =  base + 0x00F00000;
+    hdr->tags_addr =    base + 0x00000100;
+    hdr->page_size =    page_size;
 
     memcpy(hdr->magic + page_size, 
            kernel, kernel_size);
diff --git a/fastboot/fastboot.c b/fastboot/fastboot.c
index 498b4a6a3..95e20b5a1 100644
--- a/fastboot/fastboot.c
+++ b/fastboot/fastboot.c
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@
 
 #include "fastboot.h"
 
+void bootimg_set_cmdline(boot_img_hdr *h, const char *cmdline);
+
+boot_img_hdr *mkbootimg(void *kernel, unsigned kernel_size,
+                        void *ramdisk, unsigned ramdisk_size,
+                        void *second, unsigned second_size,
+                        unsigned page_size, unsigned base,
+                        unsigned *bootimg_size);
+
 static usb_handle *usb = 0;
 static const char *serial = 0;
 static const char *product = 0;
@@ -49,6 +57,8 @@ static const char *cmdline = 0;
 static int wipe_data = 0;
 static unsigned short vendor_id = 0;
 
+static unsigned base_addr = 0x10000000;
+
 void die(const char *fmt, ...)
 {
     va_list ap;
@@ -257,7 +267,7 @@ void *load_bootable_image(const char *kernel, const char *ramdisk,
     }
 
     fprintf(stderr,"creating boot image...\n");
-    bdata = mkbootimg(kdata, ksize, rdata, rsize, 0, 0, 2048, &bsize);
+    bdata = mkbootimg(kdata, ksize, rdata, rsize, 0, 0, 2048, base_addr, &bsize);
     if(bdata == 0) {
         fprintf(stderr,"failed to create boot.img\n");
         return 0;
@@ -545,6 +555,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         if(!strcmp(*argv, "-w")) {
             wants_wipe = 1;
             skip(1);
+        } else if(!strcmp(*argv, "-b")) {
+            require(2);
+            base_addr = strtoul(argv[1], 0, 16);
+            skip(2);
         } else if(!strcmp(*argv, "-s")) {
             require(2);
             serial = argv[1];
diff --git a/mkbootimg/mkbootimg.c b/mkbootimg/mkbootimg.c
index d803cf66d..364264711 100644
--- a/mkbootimg/mkbootimg.c
+++ b/mkbootimg/mkbootimg.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ int usage(void)
             "       [ --second <2ndbootloader-filename> ]\n"
             "       [ --cmdline <kernel-commandline> ]\n"
             "       [ --board <boardname> ]\n"
+            "       [ --base <address> ]\n"
             "       -o|--output <filename>\n"
             );
     return 1;
@@ -104,7 +105,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     char *bootimg = 0;
     char *board = "";
     unsigned pagesize = 2048;
-    unsigned saddr = 0;
     int fd;
     SHA_CTX ctx;
     uint8_t* sha;
@@ -114,6 +114,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     memset(&hdr, 0, sizeof(hdr));
 
+        /* default load addresses */
+    hdr.kernel_addr =  0x10008000;
+    hdr.ramdisk_addr = 0x11000000;
+    hdr.second_addr =  0x10F00000;
+    hdr.tags_addr =    0x10000100;
+
+    hdr.page_size = pagesize;
+
     while(argc > 0){
         char *arg = argv[0];
         char *val = argv[1];
@@ -132,8 +140,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             second_fn = val;
         } else if(!strcmp(arg, "--cmdline")) {
             cmdline = val;
-        } else if(!strcmp(arg, "--saddr")) {
-            saddr = strtoul(val, 0, 16);
+        } else if(!strcmp(arg, "--base")) {
+            unsigned base = strtoul(val, 0, 16);
+            hdr.kernel_addr =  base + 0x00008000;
+            hdr.ramdisk_addr = base + 0x01000000;
+            hdr.second_addr =  base + 0x00F00000;
+            hdr.tags_addr =    base + 0x00000100;
         } else if(!strcmp(arg, "--board")) {
             board = val;
         } else {
@@ -163,16 +175,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     strcpy(hdr.name, board);
 
-    hdr.kernel_addr =  0x10008000;
-    hdr.ramdisk_addr = 0x11000000;
-    if(saddr) {
-        hdr.second_addr =  0x00300000;
-    } else {
-        hdr.second_addr =  0x10F00000;
-    }
-    hdr.tags_addr   =  0x10000100;
-    hdr.page_size = pagesize;
-
     memcpy(hdr.magic, BOOT_MAGIC, BOOT_MAGIC_SIZE);
 
     if(strlen(cmdline) > (BOOT_ARGS_SIZE - 1)) {