diff --git a/configs/nitrogen8m_defconfig b/configs/nitrogen8m_defconfig
index 9b758f0b97..4ca7e60700 100644
--- a/configs/nitrogen8m_defconfig
+++ b/configs/nitrogen8m_defconfig
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BUILD_SYSTEM_KCONFIG=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_TARBALL=y
 # Latest revision of branch boundary-imx_v2017.03_4.9.51_imx8m_ga
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_TARBALL_LOCATION="https://github.com/boundarydevices/u-boot-imx6/archive/b661d854.tar.gz"
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_CUSTOM=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_CUSTOM_NAME="u-boot-nodtb.bin"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_DTC=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL=y