diff --git a/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk b/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk
index 22d094d924..86f9928437 100644
--- a/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@ make_target() {
     echo "UBOOT_SYSTEM must be set to build an image"
     echo "see './scripts/uboot_helper' for more information"
   else
-    CROSS_COMPILE="$TARGET_KERNEL_PREFIX" LDFLAGS="" ARCH=arm make mrproper
-    CROSS_COMPILE="$TARGET_KERNEL_PREFIX" LDFLAGS="" ARCH=arm make $($ROOT/$SCRIPTS/uboot_helper $PROJECT $DEVICE $UBOOT_SYSTEM config)
-    CROSS_COMPILE="$TARGET_KERNEL_PREFIX" LDFLAGS="" ARCH=arm make HOSTCC="$HOST_CC" HOSTSTRIP="true"
+    [ "${BUILD_WITH_DEBUG}" = "yes" ] && PKG_DEBUG=1 || PKG_DEBUG=0
+    DEBUG=${PKG_DEBUG} CROSS_COMPILE="$TARGET_KERNEL_PREFIX" LDFLAGS="" ARCH=arm make mrproper
+    DEBUG=${PKG_DEBUG} CROSS_COMPILE="$TARGET_KERNEL_PREFIX" LDFLAGS="" ARCH=arm make $($ROOT/$SCRIPTS/uboot_helper $PROJECT $DEVICE $UBOOT_SYSTEM config)
+    DEBUG=${PKG_DEBUG} CROSS_COMPILE="$TARGET_KERNEL_PREFIX" LDFLAGS="" ARCH=arm make HOSTCC="$HOST_CC" HOSTSTRIP="true"
   fi
 }
 
diff --git a/projects/Amlogic/packages/u-boot/package.mk b/projects/Amlogic/packages/u-boot/package.mk
index 557f94f98c..c78ee92ba9 100644
--- a/projects/Amlogic/packages/u-boot/package.mk
+++ b/projects/Amlogic/packages/u-boot/package.mk
@@ -55,10 +55,11 @@ post_unpack() {
 
 make_target() {
   if [ -n "$PKG_URL" ]; then
+    [ "${BUILD_WITH_DEBUG}" = "yes" ] && PKG_DEBUG=1 || PKG_DEBUG=0
     export PATH=$TOOLCHAIN/lib/gcc-linaro-aarch64-elf/bin/:$TOOLCHAIN/lib/gcc-linaro-arm-eabi/bin/:$PATH
-    CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-elf- ARCH=arm CFLAGS="" LDFLAGS="" make mrproper
-    CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-elf- ARCH=arm CFLAGS="" LDFLAGS="" make $UBOOT_CONFIG
-    CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-elf- ARCH=arm CFLAGS="" LDFLAGS="" make HOSTCC="$HOST_CC" HOSTSTRIP="true"
+    DEBUG=${PKG_DEBUG} CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-elf- ARCH=arm CFLAGS="" LDFLAGS="" make mrproper
+    DEBUG=${PKG_DEBUG} CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-elf- ARCH=arm CFLAGS="" LDFLAGS="" make $UBOOT_CONFIG
+    DEBUG=${PKG_DEBUG} CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-elf- ARCH=arm CFLAGS="" LDFLAGS="" make HOSTCC="$HOST_CC" HOSTSTRIP="true"
   fi
 }