diff --git a/scripts/mkimage b/scripts/mkimage
index 9a9f291a71..04b0e2cd1c 100755
--- a/scripts/mkimage
+++ b/scripts/mkimage
@@ -212,11 +212,11 @@ EOF
     mcopy -s "${RELEASE_DIR}/3rdparty/bootloader/overlays" ::
   fi
 
-elif [ "${BOOTLOADER}" = "u-boot" -a \( -n "${UBOOT_SYSTEM}" -o "${UBOOT_VERSION}" = "vendor" \) ]; then
+elif [ "${BOOTLOADER}" = "u-boot" -a -n "${UBOOT_SYSTEM}" ]; then
   # create bootloader configuration
   echo "image: creating bootloader configuration..."
 
-  if [ "${UBOOT_VERSION}" != "vendor" ]; then
+  if [ "${UBOOT_SYSTEM}" != "box" ]; then
     DTB="$(${SCRIPTS}/uboot_helper ${PROJECT} ${DEVICE} ${UBOOT_SYSTEM} dtb)"
 
     if [ -f "${RELEASE_DIR}/3rdparty/bootloader/${DTB}" ]; then