diff --git a/configs/bananapro_defconfig b/configs/bananapro_defconfig
index d3768bfd9a..538e3e2ac6 100644
--- a/configs/bananapro_defconfig
+++ b/configs/bananapro_defconfig
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_4=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BUILD_SYSTEM_KCONFIG=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2017.03"
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2017.07"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARD_DEFCONFIG="Bananapro"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_DTC=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYLIBFDT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_BIN=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL_NAME="u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin"