diff --git a/tools/rimage/src/include/rimage/sof/user/manifest.h b/tools/rimage/src/include/rimage/sof/user/manifest.h
index 773ed11f6433..9abae6894901 100644
--- a/tools/rimage/src/include/rimage/sof/user/manifest.h
+++ b/tools/rimage/src/include/rimage/sof/user/manifest.h
@@ -42,7 +42,16 @@ struct sof_man_module_type {
 	uint32_t domain_dp:1;
 	uint32_t lib_code:1;
 	uint32_t init_config:4; /* SOF_MAN_MOD_INIT_CONFIG_ */
-	uint32_t rsvd_:20;
+	/* The init_config field overlaps with the following fields, so core_type was trimmed to
+	 * ensure proper placement of remaining fields.
+	 * uint32_t domain_rtos:1;
+	 * uint32_t core_type:8;
+	 */
+	uint32_t core_type:5;
+	uint32_t user_mode:1;
+	uint32_t large_param:1;
+	uint32_t stack_on_bss:1;
+	uint32_t rsvd_:12;
 };
 
 /* segment flags.type */