diff --git a/conf/machine/am3517-evm.conf b/conf/machine/am3517-evm.conf
index 0151fe96..097e7978 100644
--- a/conf/machine/am3517-evm.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/am3517-evm.conf
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ USE_VT = "2"
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux-omap-psp"
 
+# Support for am3517 is in the same tree as am33x
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/bootloader = "u-boot-am33x"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_u-boot = "u-boot-am33x"
+
 UBOOT_MACHINE = "am3517_evm_config"
 XLOAD_MACHINE = "am3517evm_config"