diff --git a/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot.inc b/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot.inc
index 1621d6b1..9669ade7 100644
--- a/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot.inc
+++ b/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot.inc
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 DESCRIPTION = "U-Boot - the Universal Boot Loader"
 HOMEPAGE = "http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot/WebHome"
 SECTION = "bootloaders"
-PRIORITY = "optional"
 LICENSE = "GPLv2+"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=4c6cde5df68eff615d36789dc18edd3b"