diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/common/src/esp32_board_spiflash.c b/boards/xtensa/esp32/common/src/esp32_board_spiflash.c
index 014d1390f5f..54683343a07 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/common/src/esp32_board_spiflash.c
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/common/src/esp32_board_spiflash.c
@@ -429,7 +429,11 @@ static int init_storage_partition(void)
       return ret;
     }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ESP32_HAVE_OTA_PARTITION
+  ret = ftl_initialize(nitems(g_ota_partition_table), mtd);
+#else
   ret = ftl_initialize(0, mtd);
+#endif
   if (ret < 0)
     {
       syslog(LOG_ERR, "ERROR: Failed to initialize the FTL layer: %d\n",