diff --git a/conf/machine/nitrogen6x-lite.conf b/conf/machine/nitrogen6x-lite.conf
index 0dc3ce0..07f73b5 100644
--- a/conf/machine/nitrogen6x-lite.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/nitrogen6x-lite.conf
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ include conf/machine/include/tune-cortexa9.inc
 SOC_FAMILY = "mx6:mx6dl"
 
 KERNEL_DEVICETREE = "imx6dl-nit6xlite.dtb"
+KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "uImage"
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_u-boot = "u-boot-boundary"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-boundary"