diff --git a/meta-yocto/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf b/meta-yocto/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf
index fe4612ae5e..aa1e5c3de2 100644
--- a/meta-yocto/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf
+++ b/meta-yocto/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ require conf/machine/include/tune-ppc603e.inc
 
 KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "uImage"
 
+EXTRA_IMAGEDEPENDS += "u-boot"
+UBOOT_MACHINE_mpc8315e-rdb = "MPC8315ERDB_config"
+
 SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyS0"
 
 MACHINE_FEATURES = "keyboard pci ext2 ext3 serial"
@@ -17,6 +20,7 @@ PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux-yocto"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/xserver = "xserver-kdrive"
 XSERVER = "xserver-kdrive-fbdev"
 
+PREFERRED_VERSION_u-boot ?= "v2012.04%"
 UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT = "0x00000000"
 
 KERNEL_DEVICETREE = "${S}/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8315erdb.dts"