diff --git a/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_micro_defconfig b/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_micro_defconfig
index a641ad7d26..6d05f74bea 100644
--- a/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_micro_defconfig
+++ b/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_micro_defconfig
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_4=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARDNAME="A20-OLinuXino_MICRO"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2015.04"
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2016.01"
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_DTC=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_BIN=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL_NAME="u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin"