diff --git a/projects/ATV/options b/projects/ATV/options
index e622b52f4b..15b485ab3b 100755
--- a/projects/ATV/options
+++ b/projects/ATV/options
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
       # cortex-r4f cortex-m3 cortex-m1 xscale iwmmxt iwmmxt2 ep9312.
       #
       TARGET_CPU="cortex-a9"
-
       # TARGET_FPU:
       # This specifies what floating point hardware (or hardware emulation) is
       # available on the target. Permissible names are:
@@ -85,7 +84,8 @@
   LTO_SUPPORT="no"
 
 # Bootloader to use (syslinux / u-boot / atv-bootloader)
-  BOOTLOADER="atv-bootloader"
+#  BOOTLOADER="atv-bootloader" disabled for now
+  BOOTLOADER=""
 
 # Configuration for u-boot
   UBOOT_CONFIG=""