diff --git a/tools/cxd56/mkspk.c b/tools/cxd56/mkspk.c
index f34d06dc2e..6e20403049 100644
--- a/tools/cxd56/mkspk.c
+++ b/tools/cxd56/mkspk.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ static void *create_image(struct elf_file *elf, int core, char *savename,
   psize = 0;
   for (i = 0, ph = elf->phdr; i < elf->ehdr->e_phnum; i++, ph++)
     {
-      if (ph->p_type != PT_LOAD || ph->p_filesz == 0)
+      if (ph->p_type != PT_LOAD || ph->p_memsz == 0)
         {
           continue;
         }
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ static void *create_image(struct elf_file *elf, int core, char *savename,
   offset = ((char *)pi - img) + (nphs * sizeof(*pi));
   for (i = 0; i < elf->ehdr->e_phnum; i++, ph++)
     {
-      if (ph->p_type != PT_LOAD || ph->p_filesz == 0)
+      if (ph->p_type != PT_LOAD || ph->p_memsz == 0)
         continue;
       pi->load_address = ph->p_paddr;
       pi->offset = offset;