diff --git a/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk b/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk
index 53ae248ccb..b5f92e700d 100644
--- a/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk
@@ -18,12 +18,9 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 PKG_NAME="u-boot"
-PKG_VERSION="2017.09"
-PKG_SHA256="b2d15f2cf5f72e706025cde73d67247c6da8cd35f7e10891eefe7d9095089744"
 PKG_ARCH="arm aarch64"
 PKG_SITE="https://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot"
-PKG_URL="ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/u-boot/u-boot-$PKG_VERSION.tar.bz2"
-PKG_SOURCE_DIR="u-boot-$PKG_VERSION"
+PKG_SOURCE_DIR="u-boot-$PKG_VERSION*"
 PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain dtc:host"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SECTION="tools"
@@ -34,6 +31,14 @@ PKG_IS_KERNEL_PKG="yes"
 PKG_NEED_UNPACK="$PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/bootloader"
 [ -n "$DEVICE" ] && PKG_NEED_UNPACK+=" $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/devices/$DEVICE/bootloader"
 
+case "$PROJECT" in
+  *)
+    PKG_VERSION="2017.09"
+    PKG_SHA256="b2d15f2cf5f72e706025cde73d67247c6da8cd35f7e10891eefe7d9095089744"
+    PKG_URL="http://ftp.denx.de/pub/u-boot/u-boot-$PKG_VERSION.tar.bz2"
+    ;;
+esac
+
 make_host() {
   make mrproper
   make dummy_x86_config