diff --git a/conf/machine/include/omap-a15.inc b/conf/machine/include/omap-a15.inc
index 702898fb..623f2df9 100644
--- a/conf/machine/include/omap-a15.inc
+++ b/conf/machine/include/omap-a15.inc
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ MACHINE_KERNEL_PR = "r1"
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux-ti-staging"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/bootloader = "u-boot-ti-staging"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_u-boot = "u-boot-ti-staging"
 
 KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "uImage"