diff --git a/boot/mynewt/flash_map_backend/include/flash_map_backend/flash_map_backend.h b/boot/mynewt/flash_map_backend/include/flash_map_backend/flash_map_backend.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5de2800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boot/mynewt/flash_map_backend/include/flash_map_backend/flash_map_backend.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Runtime Inc
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+#ifndef __FLASH_MAP_BACKEND_H__
+#define __FLASH_MAP_BACKEND_H__
+
+#include <flash_map/flash_map.h>
+
+#endif /* __FLASH_MAP_BACKEND_H__ */
diff --git a/boot/mynewt/flash_map_backend/pkg.yml b/boot/mynewt/flash_map_backend/pkg.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f04e29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boot/mynewt/flash_map_backend/pkg.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+
+pkg.name: boot/mynewt/flash_map_backend
+pkg.description: Flash_map API helper reference.
+pkg.author: "Nordic Semiconductor ASA"
+pkg.homepage: "http://mcuboot.com"
+
+pkg.deps:
+    - "@apache-mynewt-core/sys/flash_map"
diff --git a/boot/mynewt/pkg.yml b/boot/mynewt/pkg.yml
index a005522..396df49 100644
--- a/boot/mynewt/pkg.yml
+++ b/boot/mynewt/pkg.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 pkg.deps:
     - "@mcuboot/boot/mynewt/mcuboot_config"
     - "@mcuboot/boot/bootutil"
+    - "@mcuboot/boot/mynewt/flash_map_backend"
     - "@apache-mynewt-core/kernel/os"
     - "@apache-mynewt-core/sys/console/minimal"
 
diff --git a/boot/mynewt/src/main.c b/boot/mynewt/src/main.c
index 8cad67c..1f2bb5e 100755
--- a/boot/mynewt/src/main.c
+++ b/boot/mynewt/src/main.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include "syscfg/syscfg.h"
-#include <flash_map/flash_map.h>
+#include <flash_map_backend/flash_map_backend.h>
 #include <os/os.h>
 #include <bsp/bsp.h>
 #include <hal/hal_bsp.h>