diff --git a/boot/uboot/Config.in b/boot/uboot/Config.in
index aadf75707..f5806e7de 100644
--- a/boot/uboot/Config.in
+++ b/boot/uboot/Config.in
@@ -101,8 +101,24 @@ config BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_LDR
 config BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_ELF
 	bool "u-boot.elf"
 
+config BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_CUSTOM
+	bool "Custom (specify below)"
+	help
+	  On some platforms, the standard U-Boot binary is not called
+	  u-boot.bin, but u-boot<something>.bin. If this is your case,
+	  you should select this option and specify the correct name
+	  in BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_CUSTOM_NAME.
+
 endchoice
 
+config BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_CUSTOM_NAME
+	string "U-Boot binary format: custom name"
+	depends on BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_CUSTOM
+	help
+	  Specify the correct name of the output binary created by
+	  U-Boot, if it is not one of the default names. For example:
+	  u-boot_magic.bin
+
 config BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_OMAP_IFT
 	depends on BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_BIN
 	depends on BR2_arm || BR2_armeb
diff --git a/boot/uboot/uboot.mk b/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
index b357e0f06..3904b8bd4 100644
--- a/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
+++ b/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ else ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_NAND_BIN),y)
 UBOOT_BIN          = u-boot-nand.bin
 else ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_IMG),y)
 UBOOT_BIN          = u-boot.img
+else ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_CUSTOM),y)
+UBOOT_BIN          = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_CUSTOM_NAME))
 else
 UBOOT_BIN          = u-boot.bin
 UBOOT_BIN_IFT      = $(UBOOT_BIN).ift