diff --git a/board/freescale/common/imx/genimage.cfg.template b/board/freescale/common/imx/genimage.cfg.template
index 2a7036a7df..61b09bde9f 100644
--- a/board/freescale/common/imx/genimage.cfg.template
+++ b/board/freescale/common/imx/genimage.cfg.template
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 image boot.vfat {
   vfat {
+    label = "boot"
     files = {
       %FILES%
     }
diff --git a/board/freescale/common/imx/genimage.cfg.template_imx8 b/board/freescale/common/imx/genimage.cfg.template_imx8
index bd5f6cdc73..84a812f986 100644
--- a/board/freescale/common/imx/genimage.cfg.template_imx8
+++ b/board/freescale/common/imx/genimage.cfg.template_imx8
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 image boot.vfat {
   vfat {
+    label = "boot"
     files = {
       %FILES%
     }
diff --git a/board/freescale/common/imx/genimage.cfg.template_spl b/board/freescale/common/imx/genimage.cfg.template_spl
index d2d810777b..3b0667c383 100644
--- a/board/freescale/common/imx/genimage.cfg.template_spl
+++ b/board/freescale/common/imx/genimage.cfg.template_spl
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 image boot.vfat {
   vfat {
+    label = "boot"
     files = {
       %FILES%
     }