diff --git a/scripts/mkimage b/scripts/mkimage
index 0f720fc008..a1ae9b48f7 100755
--- a/scripts/mkimage
+++ b/scripts/mkimage
@@ -219,6 +219,10 @@ elif [ "${BOOTLOADER}" = "u-boot" -a -n "${UBOOT_SYSTEM}" ]; then
       mcopy "${RELEASE_DIR}/3rdparty/bootloader/${DTB}" ::
     fi
 
+    if [ -d "${RELEASE_DIR}/3rdparty/bootloader/overlays" ]; then
+      mcopy -s "${RELEASE_DIR}/3rdparty/bootloader/overlays" ::
+    fi
+
     mkdir -p "${LE_TMP}/extlinux"
 
     cat << EOF > "${LE_TMP}/extlinux/extlinux.conf"