diff --git a/util/cbfstool/cbfs_image.c b/util/cbfstool/cbfs_image.c
index 84f4be60bf..8297cf15bc 100644
--- a/util/cbfstool/cbfs_image.c
+++ b/util/cbfstool/cbfs_image.c
@@ -533,12 +533,13 @@ static int cbfs_add_entry_at(struct cbfs_image *image,
 
 int cbfs_add_entry(struct cbfs_image *image, struct buffer *buffer,
 		   const char *name, uint32_t type, uint32_t content_offset,
-		   uint32_t header_size)
+		   void *header, uint32_t header_size)
 {
 	assert(image);
 	assert(buffer);
 	assert(buffer->data);
 	assert(name);
+	type = type;
 	assert(!IS_TOP_ALIGNED_ADDRESS(content_offset));
 
 	uint32_t entry_type;
@@ -607,16 +608,11 @@ int cbfs_add_entry(struct cbfs_image *image, struct buffer *buffer,
 		DEBUG("section 0x%x+0x%x for content_offset 0x%x.\n",
 		      addr, addr_next - addr, content_offset);
 
-		struct cbfs_file *header =
-			cbfs_create_file_header(type, buffer->size, name);
-
 		if (cbfs_add_entry_at(image, entry,
 				      buffer->data, content_offset, header,
 				      header_size) == 0) {
-			free(header);
 			return 0;
 		}
-		free(header);
 		break;
 	}
 
diff --git a/util/cbfstool/cbfs_image.h b/util/cbfstool/cbfs_image.h
index 432ea72cea..c1df911aff 100644
--- a/util/cbfstool/cbfs_image.h
+++ b/util/cbfstool/cbfs_image.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ int cbfs_export_entry(struct cbfs_image *image, const char *entry_name,
  * Returns 0 on success, otherwise non-zero. */
 int cbfs_add_entry(struct cbfs_image *image, struct buffer *buffer,
 		   const char *name, uint32_t type, uint32_t content_offset,
-		   uint32_t header_size);
+		   void *header, uint32_t header_size);
 
 /* Removes an entry from CBFS image. Returns 0 on success, otherwise non-zero. */
 int cbfs_remove_entry(struct cbfs_image *image, const char *name);
diff --git a/util/cbfstool/cbfstool.c b/util/cbfstool/cbfstool.c
index 8672362cfb..abb812a8c5 100644
--- a/util/cbfstool/cbfstool.c
+++ b/util/cbfstool/cbfstool.c
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ static int cbfs_add_integer_component(const char *name,
 			      uint32_t offset,
 			      uint32_t headeroffset) {
 	struct cbfs_image image;
+	struct cbfs_file *header = NULL;
 	struct buffer buffer;
 	int i, ret = 1;
 
@@ -151,8 +152,11 @@ static int cbfs_add_integer_component(const char *name,
 		offset = convert_to_from_top_aligned(param.image_region,
 								-offset);
 
+	header = cbfs_create_file_header(CBFS_COMPONENT_RAW,
+		buffer.size, name);
+	uint32_t header_size = cbfs_calculate_file_header_size(name);
 	if (cbfs_add_entry(&image, &buffer, name, CBFS_COMPONENT_RAW,
-		offset, 0) != 0) {
+		offset, header, header_size) != 0) {
 		ERROR("Failed to add %llu into ROM image as '%s'.\n",
 					(long long unsigned)u64val, name);
 		goto done;
@@ -161,6 +165,7 @@ static int cbfs_add_integer_component(const char *name,
 	ret = 0;
 
 done:
+	free(header);
 	buffer_delete(&buffer);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -202,9 +207,11 @@ static int cbfs_add_component(const char *filename,
 		return 1;
 	}
 
+	struct cbfs_file *header =
+		cbfs_create_file_header(type, buffer.size, name);
 	uint32_t header_size = cbfs_calculate_file_header_size(name);
 
-	if (convert && convert(&buffer, &offset, NULL) != 0) {
+	if (convert && convert(&buffer, &offset, header) != 0) {
 		ERROR("Failed to parse file '%s'.\n", filename);
 		buffer_delete(&buffer);
 		return 1;
@@ -214,13 +221,16 @@ static int cbfs_add_component(const char *filename,
 		offset = convert_to_from_top_aligned(param.image_region,
 								-offset);
 
-	if (cbfs_add_entry(&image, &buffer, name, type, offset, header_size)
+	if (cbfs_add_entry(&image, &buffer, name, type, offset,
+			   header, header_size)
 		!= 0) {
 		ERROR("Failed to add '%s' into ROM image.\n", filename);
+		free(header);
 		buffer_delete(&buffer);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
+	free(header);
 	buffer_delete(&buffer);
 	return 0;
 }