diff --git a/rimage/man_apl.c b/rimage/man_apl.c
index d03aa54ae..ce634712c 100644
--- a/rimage/man_apl.c
+++ b/rimage/man_apl.c
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ struct fw_image_manifest_v1_8 apl_manifest = {
 	.adsp_file_ext = {
 		.ext_type = 17,
 		.ext_len = sizeof(struct sof_man_adsp_meta_file_ext),
-		.imr_type = 3,
 		.comp_desc[0] = {
 			.version = 0,
 			.base_offset = MAN_DESC_OFFSET_V1_8,
diff --git a/rimage/man_cnl.c b/rimage/man_cnl.c
index 545edb98f..4bd08dff0 100644
--- a/rimage/man_cnl.c
+++ b/rimage/man_cnl.c
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ struct fw_image_manifest_v1_8 cnl_manifest = {
 	.adsp_file_ext = {
 		.ext_type = 17,
 		.ext_len	= sizeof(struct sof_man_adsp_meta_file_ext),
-		.imr_type = 3,
 		.comp_desc[0] = {
 			.version = 0,
 			.base_offset = MAN_DESC_OFFSET_V1_8,
diff --git a/rimage/manifest.h b/rimage/manifest.h
index 6622f521a..c6624b82e 100644
--- a/rimage/manifest.h
+++ b/rimage/manifest.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #define MAN_DESC_OFFSET_V1_8			0x2000
 #define MAN_DESC_OFFSET_V1_5			0x284
 #define MAN_DESC_OFFSET_V1_5_SUE		0x2000
+#define MAN_DEFAULT_IMR_TYPE		3
 
 #define MAN_CSS_HDR_OFFSET \
 	(MAN_CSE_HDR_OFFSET + \
diff --git a/rimage/rimage.c b/rimage/rimage.c
index 46e14c309..8a64b421d 100644
--- a/rimage/rimage.c
+++ b/rimage/rimage.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ static void usage(char *name)
 	fprintf(stdout, "\t -r enable relocatable ELF files\n");
 	fprintf(stdout, "\t -s MEU signing offset\n");
 	fprintf(stdout, "\t -p log dictionary outfile\n");
+	fprintf(stdout, "\t -i set IMR type\n");
 	exit(0);
 }
 
@@ -53,10 +54,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	struct image image;
 	const char *mach = NULL;
 	int opt, ret, i, elf_argc = 0;
+	int imr_type = MAN_DEFAULT_IMR_TYPE;
 
 	memset(&image, 0, sizeof(image));
 
-	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "ho:p:m:vba:s:k:l:r")) != -1) {
+	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "ho:p:m:vba:s:k:l:ri:")) != -1) {
 		switch (opt) {
 		case 'o':
 			image.out_file = optarg;
@@ -82,6 +84,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		case 'r':
 			image.reloc = 1;
 			break;
+		case 'i':
+			imr_type = atoi(optarg);
+			break;
 		case 'h':
 			usage(argv[0]);
 			break;
@@ -116,6 +121,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 found:
 
+	/* set IMR Type in found machine definition */
+	if (image.adsp->man_v1_8)
+		image.adsp->man_v1_8->adsp_file_ext.imr_type = imr_type;
+
 	/* parse input ELF files */
 	image.num_modules = argc - elf_argc;
 	for (i = elf_argc; i < argc; i++) {