diff --git a/meta-aspeed/conf/machine/evb-ast2500.conf b/meta-aspeed/conf/machine/evb-ast2500.conf
index 1ee80f8..ebb8b0b 100644
--- a/meta-aspeed/conf/machine/evb-ast2500.conf
+++ b/meta-aspeed/conf/machine/evb-ast2500.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 KERNEL_DEVICETREE = "aspeed-ast2500-evb.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_phy_config"
 
 require conf/machine/include/ast2500.inc