diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_mikrotik_routerboard-16m-nor.dtsi b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_mikrotik_routerboard-16m-nor.dtsi
index a1bb29b0f3..7cc4bb689c 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_mikrotik_routerboard-16m-nor.dtsi
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_mikrotik_routerboard-16m-nor.dtsi
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 			partition@0 {
 				label = "RouterBoot";
 				reg = <0x0 0x20000>;
-				read-only;
 				compatible = "mikrotik,routerboot-partitions";
 				#address-cells = <1>;
 				#size-cells = <1>;
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9558_mikrotik_routerboard-96x.dtsi b/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9558_mikrotik_routerboard-96x.dtsi
index e1de96e40c..3cfc40cd86 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9558_mikrotik_routerboard-96x.dtsi
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9558_mikrotik_routerboard-96x.dtsi
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@
 			partition@0 {
 				label = "RouterBoot";
 				reg = <0x0 0x20000>;
-				read-only;
 				compatible = "mikrotik,routerboot-partitions";
 				#address-cells = <1>;
 				#size-cells = <1>;