diff --git a/meta-openbmc-bsp/meta-aspeed/conf/machine/include/aspeed.inc b/meta-openbmc-bsp/meta-aspeed/conf/machine/include/aspeed.inc
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+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-obmc"
+
+ASPEED_UBOOT_VERSION ?= "v2016.07+git%"
+
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-obmc"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/bootloader ?= "u-boot"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_u-boot ?= "${ASPEED_UBOOT_VERSION}"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_u-boot-fw-utils ?= "${ASPEED_UBOOT_VERSION}"
+
+MACHINEOVERRIDES .= ":aspeed"