diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/uboot-config.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/uboot-config.bbclass
index bc20913f73..eb82dd3583 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/uboot-config.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/uboot-config.bbclass
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ UBOOT_BINARYNAME ?= "${@os.path.splitext(d.getVar("UBOOT_BINARY"))[0]}"
 UBOOT_IMAGE ?= "${UBOOT_BINARYNAME}-${MACHINE}-${UBOOT_VERSION}.${UBOOT_SUFFIX}"
 UBOOT_SYMLINK ?= "${UBOOT_BINARYNAME}-${MACHINE}.${UBOOT_SUFFIX}"
 UBOOT_MAKE_TARGET ?= "all"
+UBOOT_MAKE_OPTS ?= ""
 
 # Output the ELF generated. Some platforms can use the ELF file and directly
 # load it (JTAG booting, QEMU) additionally the ELF can be used for debugging
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ python () {
     ubootconfigflags = d.getVarFlags('UBOOT_CONFIG')
     ubootbinary = d.getVar('UBOOT_BINARY')
     ubootbinaries = d.getVar('UBOOT_BINARIES')
+    ubootconfigmakeopts = d.getVar('UBOOT_CONFIG_MAKE_OPTS')
     # The "doc" varflag is special, we don't want to see it here
     ubootconfigflags.pop('doc', None)
     ubootconfig = (d.getVar('UBOOT_CONFIG') or "").split()
@@ -120,6 +122,9 @@ python () {
     if ubootconfigflags and ubootbinaries:
         raise bb.parse.SkipRecipe("You cannot use UBOOT_BINARIES as it is internal to uboot_config.bbclass.")
 
+    if ubootconfigflags and ubootconfigmakeopts:
+        raise bb.parse.SkipRecipe("You cannot use UBOOT_CONFIG_MAKE_OPTS as it is internal to uboot_config.bbclass.")
+
     if len(ubootconfig) > 0:
         for config in ubootconfig:
             found = False
@@ -127,8 +132,8 @@ python () {
                 if config == f: 
                     found = True
                     items = v.split(',')
-                    if items[0] and len(items) > 3:
-                        raise bb.parse.SkipRecipe('Only config,images,binary can be specified!')
+                    if items[0] and len(items) > 4:
+                        raise bb.parse.SkipRecipe('Only config,images,binary,make_opts can be specified!')
                     d.appendVar('UBOOT_MACHINE', ' ' + items[0])
                     # IMAGE_FSTYPES appending
                     if len(items) > 1 and items[1]:
@@ -140,6 +145,12 @@ python () {
                     else:
                         bb.debug(1, "Appending '%s' to UBOOT_BINARIES." % ubootbinary)
                         d.appendVar('UBOOT_BINARIES', ' ' + ubootbinary)
+                    if len(items) > 3 and items[3]:
+                        bb.debug(1, "Appending '%s' to UBOOT_CONFIG_MAKE_OPTS." % items[3])
+                        d.appendVar('UBOOT_CONFIG_MAKE_OPTS', items[3] + " ? ")
+                    else:
+                        bb.debug(1, "Appending '%s' to UBOOT_CONFIG_MAKE_OPTS." % "")
+                        d.appendVar('UBOOT_CONFIG_MAKE_OPTS', " ? ")
                     break
 
             if not found:
diff --git a/meta/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-configure.inc b/meta/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-configure.inc
index a15511f8b2..bada506b66 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-configure.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-configure.inc
@@ -33,7 +33,19 @@ uboot_configure_config () {
     config=$1
     type=$2
 
-    oe_runmake -C ${S} O=${B}/${config} ${config}
+    unset k
+    IFS="?"
+    uboot_config_make_opts="${UBOOT_CONFIG_MAKE_OPTS}"
+    for config_make_opts in $uboot_config_make_opts; do
+        k=$(expr $k + 1);
+        if [ $k -eq $i ]; then
+            break
+        fi
+    done
+    unset IFS
+    unset k
+
+    oe_runmake -C ${S} O=${B}/${config} ${config_make_opts} ${UBOOT_MAKE_OPTS} ${config}
     if [ -n "${@' '.join(find_cfgs(d))}" ]; then
         merge_config.sh -m -O ${B}/${config} ${B}/${config}/.config ${@" ".join(find_cfgs(d))}
         oe_runmake -C ${S} O=${B}/${config} oldconfig
@@ -42,9 +54,9 @@ uboot_configure_config () {
 
 uboot_configure () {
     if [ -n "${UBOOT_MACHINE}" ]; then
-        oe_runmake -C ${S} O=${B} ${UBOOT_MACHINE}
+        oe_runmake -C ${S} O=${B} ${UBOOT_MAKE_OPTS} ${UBOOT_MACHINE}
     else
-        oe_runmake -C ${S} O=${B} oldconfig
+        oe_runmake -C ${S} O=${B} ${UBOOT_MAKE_OPTS} oldconfig
     fi
     merge_config.sh -m .config ${@" ".join(find_cfgs(d))}
     cml1_do_configure
diff --git a/meta/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot.inc b/meta/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot.inc
index b7242de5de..e0a69e740e 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot.inc
@@ -75,7 +75,19 @@ uboot_compile_config () {
     config=$2
     type=$3
 
-    oe_runmake -C ${S} O=${B}/${config} ${UBOOT_MAKE_TARGET}
+    unset k
+    IFS="?"
+    uboot_config_make_opts="${UBOOT_CONFIG_MAKE_OPTS}"
+    for config_make_opts in $uboot_config_make_opts; do
+        k=$(expr $k + 1);
+        if [ $k -eq $i ]; then
+            break
+        fi
+    done
+    unset IFS
+    unset k
+
+    oe_runmake -C ${S} O=${B}/${config} ${config_make_opts} ${UBOOT_MAKE_OPTS} ${UBOOT_MAKE_TARGET}
 
     unset k
     for binary in ${UBOOT_BINARIES}; do
@@ -102,7 +114,7 @@ uboot_compile_config_copy_binary () {
 }
 
 uboot_compile () {
-    oe_runmake -C ${S} O=${B} ${UBOOT_MAKE_TARGET}
+    oe_runmake -C ${S} O=${B} ${UBOOT_MAKE_OPTS} ${UBOOT_MAKE_TARGET}
 
     # Generate the uboot-initial-env
     if [ -n "${UBOOT_INITIAL_ENV}" ]; then