diff --git a/configs/zynq_microzed_defconfig b/configs/zynq_microzed_defconfig
index c73fae52ad..3faa3b836a 100644
--- a/configs/zynq_microzed_defconfig
+++ b/configs/zynq_microzed_defconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_GIT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_REPO_URL="git://github.com/Xilinx/linux-xlnx.git"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_REPO_VERSION="xilinx-v2015.1"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="xilinx_zynq"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_UIMAGE=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_UIMAGE_LOADADDR="0x8000"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="zynq-zed"
diff --git a/configs/zynq_zc706_defconfig b/configs/zynq_zc706_defconfig
index d1a46ca106..fff49d3925 100644
--- a/configs/zynq_zc706_defconfig
+++ b/configs/zynq_zc706_defconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_GIT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_REPO_URL="git://github.com/Xilinx/linux-xlnx.git"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_REPO_VERSION="xilinx-v2014.2.01"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="xilinx_zynq"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_UIMAGE=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_UIMAGE_LOADADDR="0x8000"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="zynq-zc706"
diff --git a/configs/zynq_zed_defconfig b/configs/zynq_zed_defconfig
index 1330be402a..0e2c8ff9d8 100644
--- a/configs/zynq_zed_defconfig
+++ b/configs/zynq_zed_defconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_GIT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_REPO_URL="git://github.com/Xilinx/linux-xlnx.git"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_REPO_VERSION="xilinx-v2015.1"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="xilinx_zynq"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_UIMAGE=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_UIMAGE_LOADADDR="0x8000"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="zynq-zed"