diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_avb.cpp b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_avb.cpp
index 2cb7e34..35577e3 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_avb.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_avb.cpp
@@ -489,7 +489,13 @@
     // fs_mgr only deals with HASHTREE partitions.
     const char *requested_partitions[] = {nullptr};
     std::string ab_suffix;
-    fs_mgr_get_boot_config("slot_suffix", &ab_suffix);
+    std::string slot;
+    if (fs_mgr_get_boot_config("slot", &slot)) {
+        ab_suffix = "_" + slot;
+    } else {
+        // remove slot_suffix once bootloaders update to new androidboot.slot param
+        fs_mgr_get_boot_config("slot_suffix", &ab_suffix);
+    }
     AvbSlotVerifyResult verify_result =
         avb_slot_verify(fs_mgr_avb_ops, requested_partitions, ab_suffix.c_str(),
                         fs_mgr_vbmeta_prop.allow_verification_error, &fs_mgr_avb_verify_data);
diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_slotselect.cpp b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_slotselect.cpp
index a536b22..7a45473 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_slotselect.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_slotselect.cpp
@@ -31,15 +31,16 @@
             char *tmp;
 
             if (!got_suffix) {
-                if (!fs_mgr_get_boot_config("slot_suffix", &suffix)) {
-                  return -1;
+                std::string slot;
+                if (fs_mgr_get_boot_config("slot", &slot)) {
+                    suffix = "_" + slot;
+                } else if (!fs_mgr_get_boot_config("slot_suffix", &suffix)) {
+                    // remove slot_suffix once bootloaders update to new androidboot.slot param
+                    return -1;
                 }
-                got_suffix = 1;
-                // remove below line when bootloaders fix androidboot.slot_suffix param
-                if (suffix[0] == '_') suffix.erase(suffix.begin());
             }
 
-            if (asprintf(&tmp, "%s_%s", fstab->recs[n].blk_device, suffix.c_str()) > 0) {
+            if (asprintf(&tmp, "%s%s", fstab->recs[n].blk_device, suffix.c_str()) > 0) {
                 free(fstab->recs[n].blk_device);
                 fstab->recs[n].blk_device = tmp;
             } else {