diff --git a/conf/machine/include/omap-a15.inc b/conf/machine/include/omap-a15.inc
index 623f2df9..aba122a9 100644
--- a/conf/machine/include/omap-a15.inc
+++ b/conf/machine/include/omap-a15.inc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ 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"
+KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "zImage"
 
 UBOOT_ARCH = "arm"
 UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT = "0x80008000"
diff --git a/conf/machine/include/ti43x.inc b/conf/machine/include/ti43x.inc
index 62da105f..adb66e37 100644
--- a/conf/machine/include/ti43x.inc
+++ b/conf/machine/include/ti43x.inc
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ 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"
+KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "zImage"
 
 UBOOT_ARCH = "arm"
 UBOOT_MACHINE = "am43xx_evm_config"