diff --git a/configs/armadeus_apf27_defconfig b/configs/armadeus_apf27_defconfig
index 6f78b74d3a..457a14b02d 100644
--- a/configs/armadeus_apf27_defconfig
+++ b/configs/armadeus_apf27_defconfig
@@ -28,4 +28,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="imx27-apf27dev"
 
 # U-boot
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT=y
-BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARDNAME="apf27"
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BUILD_SYSTEM_KCONFIG=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2018.09"
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARD_DEFCONFIG="apf27"