diff --git a/recipes-core/board-descriptor/board-descriptor/descriptor.py b/recipes-core/board-descriptor/board-descriptor/descriptor.py
index 922e9ba..88e1b48 100644
--- a/recipes-core/board-descriptor/board-descriptor/descriptor.py
+++ b/recipes-core/board-descriptor/board-descriptor/descriptor.py
@@ -155,10 +155,10 @@ class _BdRaw:
         j = 0
         self.tlvs = []
         while i < self.buffer_len + 8:
-            # Zero means end of bd
+            # Zero or 0xffff means end of bd
             tag = self._get_hw(data[i:i + 2])
             i += 2
-            if tag == 0:
+            if tag == 0 or tag == 0xffff:
                 i -= 2
                 break
             length = self._get_hw(data[i:i + 2])
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class _BdRaw:
 
         data_length = self._read_binary(data)
 
-        if self.checksum != 0:
+        if self.checksum != 0 and self.checksum != 0xffff:
             self._verify_checksum(data[8:data_length], self.checksum)
         else:
             self.is_writable = True