diff --git a/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf b/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf
index cf767f591e..3e984a7e53 100644
--- a/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf
+++ b/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ XSERVER ?= "xserver-xorg \
             xf86-input-evdev \
             xf86-video-fbdev"
 
-PREFERRED_VERSION_u-boot ?= "v2011.06%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_u-boot ?= "v2013.07%"
 UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT = "0x00000000"
 
 KERNEL_DEVICETREE = "${S}/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8315erdb.dts"