diff --git a/boot/syslinux/Config.in b/boot/syslinux/Config.in
index 5f0fe978f..28c5329ca 100644
--- a/boot/syslinux/Config.in
+++ b/boot/syslinux/Config.in
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ config BR2_TARGET_SYSLINUX_PXELINUX
 	  Install the legacy-BIOS 'pxelinux' image, to boot off
 	  the network using PXE.
 
+config BR2_TARGET_SYSLINUX_MBR
+	bool "mbr"
+	select BR2_TARGET_SYSLINUX_LEGACY_BIOS
+	help
+	  Install the legacy-BIOS 'mbr' image, to boot off a
+	  local MBR-partition (e.g. prepared with 'extlinux'
+	  or 'syslinux').
+
 config BR2_TARGET_SYSLINUX_EFI
 	bool "efi"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_GNU_EFI
diff --git a/boot/syslinux/syslinux.mk b/boot/syslinux/syslinux.mk
index 95ece52d3..5432d0ac3 100644
--- a/boot/syslinux/syslinux.mk
+++ b/boot/syslinux/syslinux.mk
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ endef
 
 SYSLINUX_IMAGES-$(BR2_TARGET_SYSLINUX_ISOLINUX) += bios/core/isolinux.bin
 SYSLINUX_IMAGES-$(BR2_TARGET_SYSLINUX_PXELINUX) += bios/core/pxelinux.bin
+SYSLINUX_IMAGES-$(BR2_TARGET_SYSLINUX_MBR) += bios/mbr/mbr.bin
 SYSLINUX_IMAGES-$(BR2_TARGET_SYSLINUX_EFI) += $(SYSLINUX_EFI_BITS)/efi/syslinux.efi
 
 define SYSLINUX_INSTALL_IMAGES_CMDS