diff --git a/conf/machine/sysmocom-odu.conf b/conf/machine/sysmocom-odu.conf
index 529b6e3..2ebe230 100644
--- a/conf/machine/sysmocom-odu.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/sysmocom-odu.conf
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@ UBINIZE_ARGS = "-m 2048 -p 128KiB -s 512 -O 2048"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux-sysmocom"
 KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "uImage"
 
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/bootloader = "barebox-sysmocom-odu"
-EXTRA_IMAGEDEPENDS += "barebox-sysmocom-odu"
+# OE passes CC/CFLAGS and barebox adds incompatible things
+# temporarily disable it
+#PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/bootloader = "barebox-sysmocom-odu"
+#EXTRA_IMAGEDEPENDS += "barebox-sysmocom-odu"
 
 MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RDEPENDS = "\
 	kernel usb2514 \