diff --git a/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk b/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk
index 076be877d3..53ae248ccb 100644
--- a/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ 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"
 
+PKG_NEED_UNPACK="$PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/bootloader"
+[ -n "$DEVICE" ] && PKG_NEED_UNPACK+=" $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/devices/$DEVICE/bootloader"
+
 make_host() {
   make mrproper
   make dummy_x86_config