diff --git a/meta-yocto/conf/machine/beagleboard.conf b/meta-yocto/conf/machine/beagleboard.conf
index 963014b93e..d6eee6fe64 100644
--- a/meta-yocto/conf/machine/beagleboard.conf
+++ b/meta-yocto/conf/machine/beagleboard.conf
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-yocto"
 
 KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "uImage"
 
+UBOOT_MACHINE = "omap3_beagle_config"
 UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT = "0x80008000"
 UBOOT_LOADADDRESS = "0x80008000"