diff --git a/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/genericarm64.conf b/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/genericarm64.conf
index 4fa9395b31..1cb5e46dcf 100644
--- a/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/genericarm64.conf
+++ b/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/genericarm64.conf
@@ -58,3 +58,6 @@ QB_SERIAL_OPT = "-device virtio-serial-pci -chardev null,id=virtcon -device virt
 QB_TCPSERIAL_OPT = "-device virtio-serial-pci -chardev socket,id=virtcon,port=@PORT@,host=127.0.0.1,nodelay=on -device virtconsole,chardev=virtcon"
 # Virtio networking
 QB_TAP_OPT = "-netdev tap,id=net0,ifname=@TAP@,script=no,downscript=no"
+
+# If we're running testimage then we're in a qemu, so ensure u-boot is build
+TESTIMAGEDEPENDS:append = " u-boot:do_deploy"