diff --git a/util/cbfstool/elfheaders.c b/util/cbfstool/elfheaders.c
index 2fedf42637..54a4861d89 100644
--- a/util/cbfstool/elfheaders.c
+++ b/util/cbfstool/elfheaders.c
@@ -769,8 +769,8 @@ static void shdr_write(struct elf_writer *ew, size_t n, struct buffer *m)
 
 	xdr->put32(m, shdr->sh_name);
 	xdr->put32(m, shdr->sh_type);
-	xdr->put32(m, shdr->sh_flags);
 	if (bit64) {
+		xdr->put64(m, shdr->sh_flags);
 		xdr->put64(m, shdr->sh_addr);
 		xdr->put64(m, shdr->sh_offset);
 		xdr->put64(m, shdr->sh_size);
@@ -779,6 +779,7 @@ static void shdr_write(struct elf_writer *ew, size_t n, struct buffer *m)
 		xdr->put64(m, shdr->sh_addralign);
 		xdr->put64(m, shdr->sh_entsize);
 	} else {
+		xdr->put32(m, shdr->sh_flags);
 		xdr->put32(m, shdr->sh_addr);
 		xdr->put32(m, shdr->sh_offset);
 		xdr->put32(m, shdr->sh_size);