diff --git a/tcl/target/am437x.cfg b/tcl/target/am437x.cfg
index 1e3cbc52c..e928dabc1 100644
--- a/tcl/target/am437x.cfg
+++ b/tcl/target/am437x.cfg
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ jtag configure $JRC_NAME -event post-reset "runtest 100"
 #
 # Cortex A9 target
 #
-target create $_TARGETNAME cortex_a -chain-position $DEBUGSS_NAME -dbgbase 0x80000000
+target create $_TARGETNAME cortex_a -chain-position $DEBUGSS_NAME -coreid 0 -dbgbase 0x80000000
 
 
 # SRAM: 256K at 0x4030.0000