diff --git a/conf/machine/cgtqmx6.conf b/conf/machine/cgtqmx6.conf
index ef7c54e..fd85be0 100644
--- a/conf/machine/cgtqmx6.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/cgtqmx6.conf
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ MACHINEOVERRIDES =. "mx6:mx6dl:mx6q:"
 include conf/machine/include/imx-base.inc
 include conf/machine/include/tune-cortexa9.inc
 
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_u-boot = "u-boot-congatec"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_u-boot ?= "u-boot-congatec"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/bootloader ?= "u-boot-congatec"
 UBOOT_MAKE_TARGET = ""
 UBOOT_SUFFIX = "img"
 SPL_BINARY = "SPL"