diff --git a/classes/image_types_tegra.bbclass b/classes/image_types_tegra.bbclass
index 48217ef8..9a8d9f37 100644
--- a/classes/image_types_tegra.bbclass
+++ b/classes/image_types_tegra.bbclass
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ END
 FLASH_HELPER=${SOC_FAMILY}-flash-helper.sh
 BOOTDEV="${TNSPEC_BOOTDEV}"
 ROOTFS_DEVICE="${ROOTFS_DEVICE_FOR_INITRD_FLASH}"
+CHIPID="${NVIDIA_CHIP}"
 MACHINE="${TNSPEC_MACHINE}"
 DEFAULTS[BOARDID]="${TEGRA_BOARDID}"
 DEFAULTS[FAB]="${TEGRA_FAB}"
@@ -514,6 +515,7 @@ END
 FLASH_HELPER=${SOC_FAMILY}-flash-helper.sh
 BOOTDEV="${TNSPEC_BOOTDEV}"
 ROOTFS_DEVICE="${ROOTFS_DEVICE_FOR_INITRD_FLASH}"
+CHIPID="${NVIDIA_CHIP}"
 MACHINE="${TNSPEC_MACHINE}"
 DEFAULTS[BOARDID]="${TEGRA_BOARDID}"
 DEFAULTS[FAB]="${TEGRA_FAB}"