diff --git a/boot/uboot/Config.in b/boot/uboot/Config.in
index cb40648048..f83cf4b510 100644
--- a/boot/uboot/Config.in
+++ b/boot/uboot/Config.in
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ choice
 config BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_BIN
 	bool "u-boot.bin"
 
+config BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_IMG
+	bool "u-boot.img"
+
 config BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_NAND_BIN
 	bool "u-boot-nand.bin"
 
diff --git a/boot/uboot/uboot.mk b/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
index f64964c006..31190922f8 100644
--- a/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
+++ b/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ else ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_LDR),y)
 UBOOT_BIN          = u-boot.ldr
 else ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_NAND_BIN),y)
 UBOOT_BIN          = u-boot-nand.bin
+else ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_IMG),y)
+UBOOT_BIN          = u-boot.img
 else
 UBOOT_BIN          = u-boot.bin
 endif