diff --git a/sys/mips/conf/ROUTERSTATION.hints b/sys/mips/conf/ROUTERSTATION.hints
index 7b35b229af30..c5740c035d8f 100644
--- a/sys/mips/conf/ROUTERSTATION.hints
+++ b/sys/mips/conf/ROUTERSTATION.hints
@@ -1,48 +1,52 @@
 #
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
 # arge0 mdio bus
 hint.argemdio.0.at="nexus0"
 hint.argemdio.0.maddr=0x19000000
 hint.argemdio.0.msize=0x1000
 hint.argemdio.0.order=0
 
 # Uncomment this hint for RS (not PRO)
 # PHY20 = 1 << 20
 hint.arge.0.phymask=0x100000
 hint.arge.0.mdio=mdioproxy1	# .. off of the switch mdiobus
 
 # should be 100 for RS 
 hint.arge.1.media=100
 hint.arge.1.fduplex=1
 hint.arge.1.phymask=0x0
 hint.arge.1.mdio=mdioproxy1	# .. off of the switch mdiobus
 
 # ukswitch
 hint.ukswitch.0.at="mdio0"
 hint.ukswitch.0.phymask=0x30000
 
 # Don't flip on anything that isn't already enabled.
 # This includes leaving the SPI CS1/CS2 pins as GPIO pins as they're
 # not used here.
 hint.gpio.0.function_set=0x00000000
 hint.gpio.0.function_clear=0x00000000
 
 # These are the GPIO LEDs and buttons which can be software controlled.
 hint.gpio.0.pinmask=0x000000ff
 
 # GPIO 0: Pin 1
 # GPIO 1: Pin 2
 # GPIO 2: RF LED
 # GPIO 3: Pin 3
 # GPIO 4: Pin 4
 # GPIO 5: Pin 5
 # GPIO 6: Pin 6
 # GPIO 7: Pin 7
 
 # RF led
 hint.gpioled.0.at="gpiobus0"
 hint.gpioled.0.name="rf"
 # pin 2
 hint.gpioled.0.pins=0x0004
+
+# Override this to ensure we definitely point to the last 64K of the
+# 16MiB flash chip in case underlying block size of the flash driver changes.
+hint.redboot.0.fisoffset="0xff0000"
diff --git a/sys/mips/conf/RSPRO.hints b/sys/mips/conf/RSPRO.hints
index a802328db3b5..6ed26ec0b9e6 100644
--- a/sys/mips/conf/RSPRO.hints
+++ b/sys/mips/conf/RSPRO.hints
@@ -1,49 +1,53 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 # arge0 mdio bus
 hint.argemdio.0.at="nexus0"
 hint.argemdio.0.maddr=0x19000000
 hint.argemdio.0.msize=0x1000
 hint.argemdio.0.order=0
 
 # arge0: dedicated switch port
 hint.arge.0.phymask=0x10	# PHY4
 hint.arge.0.miimode=3		# RGMII
 hint.arge.0.mdio=mdioproxy1	# .. off of the switch mdiobus
 
 # arge1: nail to 1000/full, RGMII - connected to the switch
 hint.arge.1.media=1000		# Map to 1000/full
 hint.arge.1.fduplex=1		#
 hint.arge.1.phymask=0x0		# no directly mapped PHYs
 hint.arge.1.miimode=3		# RGMII
 
 hint.arswitch.0.at="mdio0"
 hint.arswitch.0.is_7240=0
 hint.arswitch.0.numphys=4
 hint.arswitch.0.phy4cpu=1
 hint.arswitch.0.is_rgmii=1
 hint.arswitch.0.is_gmii=0
 
 # Don't flip on anything that isn't already enabled.
 # This includes leaving the SPI CS1/CS2 pins as GPIO pins as they're
 # not used here.
 hint.gpio.0.function_set=0x00000000
 hint.gpio.0.function_clear=0x00000000
 
 # These are the GPIO LEDs and buttons which can be software controlled.
 hint.gpio.0.pinmask=0x000000ff
 
 # GPIO 0: Pin 1
 # GPIO 1: Pin 2
 # GPIO 2: RF LED
 # GPIO 3: Pin 3
 # GPIO 4: Pin 4
 # GPIO 5: Pin 5
 # GPIO 6: Pin 6
 # GPIO 7: Pin 7
 
 # RF led
 hint.gpioled.0.at="gpiobus0"
 hint.gpioled.0.name="rf"
 # pin 2
 hint.gpioled.0.pins=0x0004
+
+# Override this to ensure we definitely point to the last 64K of the
+# 16MiB flash chip in case underlying block size of the flash driver changes.
+hint.redboot.0.fisoffset="0xff0000"