diff --git a/arch/arm/imx-common/Makefile b/arch/arm/imx-common/Makefile
index 93094394208de0e8dc1bc2e9744ed396df8df50b..1166488c2b1ca48f41126f84239f1d484dbc6cc8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/imx-common/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/imx-common/Makefile
@@ -61,8 +61,11 @@ $(OBJTREE)/SPL: $(OBJTREE)/spl/u-boot-spl.bin $(OBJTREE)/$(patsubst "%",%,$(CONF
 $(OBJTREE)/u-boot-with-spl.imx: $(OBJTREE)/SPL $(OBJTREE)/u-boot.bin
 	$(OBJCOPY) ${OBJCFLAGS} --pad-to=$(CONFIG_SPL_PAD_TO) \
 		-I binary -O binary $< $(OBJTREE)/spl/u-boot-spl-pad.imx
-	cat $(OBJTREE)/spl/u-boot-spl-pad.imx $(OBJTREE)/u-boot.bin > $@
-	rm $(OBJTREE)/spl/u-boot-spl-pad.imx
+	$(OBJTREE)/tools/mkimage -A arm -O U-Boot -a $(CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE) \
+		-e $(CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE) -C none -d $(OBJTREE)/u-boot.bin \
+		$(OBJTREE)/u-boot.uim
+	cat $(OBJTREE)/spl/u-boot-spl-pad.imx $(OBJTREE)/u-boot.uim > $@
+	rm $(OBJTREE)/spl/u-boot-spl-pad.imx $(OBJTREE)/u-boot.uim
 
 $(OBJTREE)/u-boot-with-nand-spl.imx: $(OBJTREE)/SPL $(OBJTREE)/u-boot.bin
 	(echo -ne '\x00\x00\x00\x00\x46\x43\x42\x20\x01' && \
@@ -72,8 +75,11 @@ $(OBJTREE)/u-boot-with-nand-spl.imx: $(OBJTREE)/SPL $(OBJTREE)/u-boot.bin
 		-I binary -O binary $(OBJTREE)/spl/u-boot-nand-spl.imx \
 		$(OBJTREE)/spl/u-boot-nand-spl-pad.imx
 	rm $(OBJTREE)/spl/u-boot-nand-spl.imx
-	cat $(OBJTREE)/spl/u-boot-nand-spl-pad.imx $(OBJTREE)/u-boot.bin > $@
-	rm $(OBJTREE)/spl/u-boot-nand-spl-pad.imx
+	$(OBJTREE)/tools/mkimage -A arm -O U-Boot -a $(CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE) \
+		-e $(CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE) -C none -d $(OBJTREE)/u-boot.bin \
+		$(OBJTREE)/u-boot.uim
+	cat $(OBJTREE)/spl/u-boot-nand-spl-pad.imx $(OBJTREE)/u-boot.uim > $@
+	rm $(OBJTREE)/spl/u-boot-nand-spl-pad.imx $(OBJTREE)/u-boot.uim
 
 
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