diff --git a/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk b/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk
index 0bcca04a2c..732b3b90bb 100644
--- a/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ PKG_SHORTDESC="u-boot: Universal Bootloader project"
 PKG_LONGDESC="Das U-Boot is a cross-platform bootloader for embedded systems, used as the default boot loader by several board vendors. It is intended to be easy to port and to debug, and runs on many supported architectures, including PPC, ARM, MIPS, x86, m68k, NIOS, and Microblaze."
 PKG_IS_KERNEL_PKG="yes"
 
+make_host() {
+  make mrproper
+  make dummy_x86_config
+  make tools-only
+}
+
 make_target() {
   if [ -z "$UBOOT_SYSTEM" ]; then
     echo "UBOOT_SYSTEM must be set to build an image"
@@ -42,6 +48,11 @@ make_target() {
   fi
 }
 
+makeinstall_host() {
+  mkdir -p $TOOLCHAIN/bin
+    cp tools/mkimage $TOOLCHAIN/bin
+}
+
 makeinstall_target() {
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader
 
diff --git a/packages/tools/u-boot/sources/configs/dummy_x86_defconfig b/packages/tools/u-boot/sources/configs/dummy_x86_defconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..083f4ef435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tools/u-boot/sources/configs/dummy_x86_defconfig
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CONFIG_X86=y