diff --git a/meta-ibm/conf/machine/witherspoon.conf b/meta-ibm/conf/machine/witherspoon.conf
index e719922..9a74f91 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/conf/machine/witherspoon.conf
+++ b/meta-ibm/conf/machine/witherspoon.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 KMACHINE = "aspeed"
 KERNEL_DEVICETREE = "${KMACHINE}-bmc-opp-${MACHINE}.dtb"
 
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/bootloader = "u-boot-aspeed"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_u-boot = "u-boot-aspeed"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_u-boot-fw-utils = "u-boot-fw-utils-aspeed"
 UBOOT_MACHINE = "ast_g5_ncsi_config"
 
 OBMC_POWER_SUPPLY_INSTANCES = "0 1"