diff --git a/configs/odroidc1_defconfig b/configs/odroidc1_defconfig
index 67b1c72460..46f833aad3 100644
--- a/configs/odroidc1_defconfig
+++ b/configs/odroidc1_defconfig
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_TARBALL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_TARBALL_LOCATION="https://github.com/hardkernel/linux/archive/647316d8199babad4cd22309849842e035494f2b.tar.gz"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="odroidc"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_UIMAGE=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="meson8b_odroidc"
 BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_CONFIG="board/common/busybox.config"