diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 33abbd3d07..7fac5b3c74 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 # Top-level generic files
 #
 /MLO*
-/SPL
+/SPL*
 /System.map
 /u-boot*
 /boards.cfg
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ecd824da2b..72ab5c049a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -813,9 +813,11 @@ cmd_zobjcopy = $(OBJCOPY) $(OBJCOPYFLAGS) $(OBJCOPYFLAGS_$(@F)) $< $@
 quiet_cmd_efipayload = OBJCOPY $@
 cmd_efipayload = $(OBJCOPY) -I binary -O $(EFIPAYLOAD_BFDTARGET) -B $(EFIPAYLOAD_BFDARCH) $< $@
 
+MKIMAGEOUTPUT ?= /dev/null
+
 quiet_cmd_mkimage = MKIMAGE $@
 cmd_mkimage = $(objtree)/tools/mkimage $(MKIMAGEFLAGS_$(@F)) -d $< $@ \
-	$(if $(KBUILD_VERBOSE:1=), >/dev/null)
+	$(if $(KBUILD_VERBOSE:1=), >$(MKIMAGEOUTPUT))
 
 quiet_cmd_cat = CAT     $@
 cmd_cat = cat $(filter-out $(PHONY), $^) > $@
@@ -945,6 +947,8 @@ MKIMAGEFLAGS_u-boot.img = -A $(ARCH) -T firmware -C none -O u-boot \
 MKIMAGEFLAGS_u-boot-ivt.img = -A $(ARCH) -T firmware_ivt -C none -O u-boot \
 	-a $(CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE) -e $(CONFIG_SYS_UBOOT_START) \
 	-n "U-Boot $(UBOOTRELEASE) for $(BOARD) board"
+u-boot-ivt.img: MKIMAGEOUTPUT = u-boot-ivt.img.log
+CLEAN_FILES += u-boot-ivt.img.log u-boot-dtb.imx.log SPL.log u-boot.imx.log
 endif
 
 MKIMAGEFLAGS_u-boot-dtb.img = $(MKIMAGEFLAGS_u-boot.img)
diff --git a/arch/arm/imx-common/Makefile b/arch/arm/imx-common/Makefile
index 03b3c124b3..da53f627a1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/imx-common/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/imx-common/Makefile
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ $(IMX_CONFIG): %.cfgtmp: % FORCE
 
 MKIMAGEFLAGS_u-boot.imx = -n $(filter-out $(PLUGIN).bin $< $(PHONY),$^) -T imximage \
 	-e $(CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE)
+u-boot.imx: MKIMAGEOUTPUT = u-boot.imx.log
 
 u-boot.imx: u-boot.bin $(IMX_CONFIG) $(PLUGIN).bin FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,mkimage)
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ u-boot.imx: u-boot.bin $(IMX_CONFIG) $(PLUGIN).bin FORCE
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_OF_SEPARATE),y)
 MKIMAGEFLAGS_u-boot-dtb.imx = -n $(filter-out $(PLUGIN).bin $< $(PHONY),$^) -T imximage \
 	-e $(CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE)
+u-boot-dtb.imx: MKIMAGEOUTPUT = u-boot-dtb.imx.log
 
 u-boot-dtb.imx: u-boot-dtb.bin $(IMX_CONFIG) $(PLUGIN).bin FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,mkimage)
@@ -83,6 +85,8 @@ endif
 MKIMAGEFLAGS_SPL = -n $(filter-out $(PLUGIN).bin $< $(PHONY),$^) -T imximage \
 	-e $(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE)
 
+SPL: MKIMAGEOUTPUT = SPL.log
+
 SPL: spl/u-boot-spl.bin $(IMX_CONFIG) $(PLUGIN).bin FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,mkimage)
 
diff --git a/doc/README.imx6 b/doc/README.imx6
index add1d809d3..0e00968731 100644
--- a/doc/README.imx6
+++ b/doc/README.imx6
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ CONFIG_SECURE_BOOT is needed to build those two binaries.
 After building, you need to create a command sequence file and use
 Freescales Code Signing Tool to sign both binaries. After creation,
 the mkimage tool outputs the required information about the HAB Blocks
-parameter for the CSF.
+parameter for the CSF. During the build, the information is preserved
+in log files named as the binaries. (SPL.log and u-boot-ivt.log).
 
 More information about the CSF and HAB can be found in the AN4581.
 https://cache.freescale.com/files/32bit/doc/app_note/AN4581.pdf
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib
index 348de2dbf8..13c975b8a4 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.lib
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib
@@ -487,6 +487,7 @@ cmd_xzmisc = (cat $(filter-out FORCE,$^) | \
 #
 # mkimage
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+MKIMAGEOUTPUT ?= /dev/null
 quiet_cmd_mkimage = MKIMAGE $@
 cmd_mkimage = $(objtree)/tools/mkimage $(MKIMAGEFLAGS_$(@F)) -d $< $@ \
-	$(if $(KBUILD_VERBOSE:1=), >/dev/null)
+	$(if $(KBUILD_VERBOSE:1=), >$(MKIMAGEOUTPUT))
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.spl b/scripts/Makefile.spl
index f379713ad3..c962bbca2c 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.spl
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.spl
@@ -119,9 +119,11 @@ LDPPFLAGS += \
 	$(shell $(LD) --version | \
 	  sed -ne 's/GNU ld version \([0-9][0-9]*\)\.\([0-9][0-9]*\).*/-DLD_MAJOR=\1 -DLD_MINOR=\2/p')
 
+MKIMAGEOUTPUT ?= /dev/null
+
 quiet_cmd_mkimage = MKIMAGE $@
 cmd_mkimage = $(objtree)/tools/mkimage $(MKIMAGEFLAGS_$(@F)) -d $< $@ \
-	$(if $(KBUILD_VERBOSE:1=), >/dev/null)
+	$(if $(KBUILD_VERBOSE:1=), >$(MKIMAGEOUTPUT))
 
 MKIMAGEFLAGS_MLO = -T omapimage -a $(CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE)