diff --git a/conf/machine/nitrogen8m.conf b/conf/machine/nitrogen8m.conf
index 5a21b32..b050f89 100644
--- a/conf/machine/nitrogen8m.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/nitrogen8m.conf
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "Image"
 RRECOMMENDS:${KERNEL_PACKAGE_NAME}-base = ""
 
 # U-Boot configuration
+IMX_DEFAULT_BOOTLOADER:imx-nxp-bsp = "u-boot-boundary"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_u-boot ??= "u-boot-boundary"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/bootloader ??= "u-boot-boundary"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_imx-atf ??= "imx-atf-boundary"