diff --git a/common/uimage.c b/common/uimage.c
index 4933c40..945f3d6 100644
--- a/common/uimage.c
+++ b/common/uimage.c
@@ -404,8 +404,12 @@
 			res = NULL;
 			goto out;
 		}
-		if (now < BUFSIZ)
+
+		if (now < BUFSIZ) {
+			release_sdram_region(res);
+			res = request_sdram_region("image", adr, ofs + now);
 			goto out;
+		}
 
 		release_sdram_region(res);