diff --git a/meta-arm/meta-gem5/recipes-devtools/gem5/gem5-aarch64-bootloader.inc b/meta-arm/meta-gem5/recipes-devtools/gem5/gem5-aarch64-bootloader.inc
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+# Build instructions for gem5 custom bootloader
+
+SUMMARY = "Gem5 AARCH64 boot loader"
+LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
+
+inherit deploy
+
+PROVIDES += "virtual/gem5-bootloader"
+
+COMPATIBLE_MACHINE = "gem5-arm64"
+
+BOOTLOADER_SRC_PATH ?= "${S}/system/arm/bootloader/arm64"
+
+# no configure step
+do_configure[noexec] = "1"
+
+# no install
+do_install[noexec] = "1"
+
+do_compile() {
+    oe_runmake -C ${BOOTLOADER_SRC_PATH} all CROSS_COMPILE=${TARGET_PREFIX}
+}
+
+do_deploy() {
+    oe_runmake -C ${BOOTLOADER_SRC_PATH} install \
+        CROSS_COMPILE=${TARGET_PREFIX} DESTDIR=${DEPLOYDIR}/binaries
+}
+
+addtask deploy before do_build after do_compile
+