diff --git a/configs/nitrogen6x_defconfig b/configs/nitrogen6x_defconfig
index 4c4bd1b640..5f39f8dcb6 100644
--- a/configs/nitrogen6x_defconfig
+++ b/configs/nitrogen6x_defconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_2r1=y
 # bootloader
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARDNAME="nitrogen6q"
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_IMX=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_TARBALL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_TARBALL_LOCATION="http://github.com/boundarydevices/u-boot-imx6/tarball/4034391/u-boot-4034391.tar.gz"