diff --git a/package/freescale-imx/firmware-imx/firmware-imx.mk b/package/freescale-imx/firmware-imx/firmware-imx.mk
index b251fcda2a..7f14062f89 100644
--- a/package/freescale-imx/firmware-imx/firmware-imx.mk
+++ b/package/freescale-imx/firmware-imx/firmware-imx.mk
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ define FIRMWARE_IMX_INSTALL_IMAGES_CMDS
 	cp $(@D)/firmware/hdmi/cadence/signed_hdmi_imx8m.bin \
 		$(BINARIES_DIR)/signed_hdmi_imx8m.bin
 endef
+else ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_FREESCALE_IMX_PLATFORM_IMX8),y)
+FIRMWARE_IMX_INSTALL_IMAGES = YES
+define FIRMWARE_IMX_INSTALL_IMAGES_CMDS
+	# SECO firmware is needed when generating imx8-boot-sd.bin which
+	# is done in post-image script.
+	cp $(@D)/firmware/seco/mx8qm-ahab-container.img \
+		$(BINARIES_DIR)/ahab-container.img
+endef
 else ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_FREESCALE_IMX_PLATFORM_IMX8X),y)
 FIRMWARE_IMX_INSTALL_IMAGES = YES
 define FIRMWARE_IMX_INSTALL_IMAGES_CMDS