diff --git a/poky/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-fitimage.bbclass b/poky/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-fitimage.bbclass
index 6684478..f1c46a4 100644
--- a/poky/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-fitimage.bbclass
+++ b/poky/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-fitimage.bbclass
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@
 # Allow user to select the default DTB for FIT image when multiple dtb's exists.
 FIT_CONF_DEFAULT_DTB ?= ""
 
+# length of address in number of <u32> cells
+# ex: 1 32bits address, 2 64bits address
+FIT_ADDRESS_CELLS ?= "1"
+
 # Keys used to sign individually image nodes.
 # The keys to sign image nodes must be different from those used to sign
 # configuration nodes, otherwise the "required" property, from
@@ -110,7 +114,7 @@
 
 / {
         description = "${FIT_DESC}";
-        #address-cells = <1>;
+        #address-cells = <${FIT_ADDRESS_CELLS}>;
 EOF
 }