diff --git a/conf/machine/am3517-evm.conf b/conf/machine/am3517-evm.conf
index 097e7978..b9b6d17b 100644
--- a/conf/machine/am3517-evm.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/am3517-evm.conf
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ 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"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/bootloader = "u-boot-am3517"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_u-boot = "u-boot-am3517"
 
 UBOOT_MACHINE = "am3517_evm_config"
 XLOAD_MACHINE = "am3517evm_config"
diff --git a/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-am3517_2011.09.bb b/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-am3517_2011.09.bb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6321406d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-am3517_2011.09.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+require u-boot-ti.inc
+
+DESCRIPTION = "u-boot bootloader for ARM MPU devices"
+
+COMPATIBLE_MACHINE = "omap3"
+
+DEFAULT_PREFERENCE = "-1"
+
+PR = "r0+gitr${SRCPV}"
+
+SRC_URI = "git://arago-project.org/git/projects/u-boot-am33x.git;protocol=git;branch=${BRANCH}"
+
+BRANCH = "AM335XPSP_04.06.00.08"
+
+# Lock to the commit corresponding to tag "v2011.09_AM335xPSP_04.06.00.08"
+SRCREV = "1e4626f0d5f3bb04ec974e76a5d9029875269d31"
+
+# Set the name of the SPL that will built so that it is also packaged with u-boot.
+SPL_BINARY = "MLO"