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