diff --git a/boot/bootutil/src/bootutil_misc.c b/boot/bootutil/src/bootutil_misc.c
index 90dc722..fe806c6 100644
--- a/boot/bootutil/src/bootutil_misc.c
+++ b/boot/bootutil/src/bootutil_misc.c
@@ -321,8 +321,8 @@
     uint32_t magic[BOOT_MAGIC_ARR_SZ];
     uint32_t off;
     uint8_t areas[2] = {
-        FLASH_AREA_IMAGE_PRIMARY(image_index),
         FLASH_AREA_IMAGE_SCRATCH,
+        FLASH_AREA_IMAGE_PRIMARY(image_index),
     };
     unsigned int i;
     int rc;