diff --git a/package/uboot-ar71xx/Makefile b/package/uboot-ar71xx/Makefile
index 86a20a8e849fd045a57c9d4cc092fdfe816afda3..fd97392f593570689d190c166b632327d60b8377 100644
--- a/package/uboot-ar71xx/Makefile
+++ b/package/uboot-ar71xx/Makefile
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ define Package/uboot-ar71xx-$(1)
   DEPENDS:=@TARGET_ar71xx_generic_Default||TARGET_ar71xx_generic_Minimal||TARGET_ar71xx_generic_NBG_460N_550N_550NH
   TITLE:=$(2)
   URL:=http://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot
+  DEFAULT:=y if (TARGET_ar71xx_generic_NBG_460N_550N_550NH || TARGET_ar71xx_generic_Default || CONFIG_TARGET_ar71xx_generic_Minimal)
   VARIANT:=$(1)
 endef
 endef
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/generic/profiles/00-default.mk b/target/linux/ar71xx/generic/profiles/00-default.mk
index 99daf057b1f3ca770f2c7824e1c78dfb4e927a55..7166be564751b302a08050ee18b6143191ecd3e1 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/generic/profiles/00-default.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/generic/profiles/00-default.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ define Profile/Default
 	NAME:=Default Profile (all drivers)
 	PACKAGES:= \
 		kmod-ath9k kmod-usb-core kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb2 swconfig \
-		wpad-mini uboot-ar71xx-nbg460n_550n_550nh kmod-ledtrig-usbdev
+		wpad-mini kmod-ledtrig-usbdev
 endef
 
 define Profile/Default/Description
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/generic/profiles/01-minimal.mk b/target/linux/ar71xx/generic/profiles/01-minimal.mk
index d92eb15160ed543de28040a88849a6a9e12e8e85..812ae6f1b95001c4e3db8c2ede04dc7803f55ed1 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/generic/profiles/01-minimal.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/generic/profiles/01-minimal.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 define Profile/Minimal
 	NAME:=Minimal Profile (no drivers)
-	PACKAGES:=uboot-ar71xx-nbg460n_550n_550nh
+	PACKAGES:=
 endef
 
 define Profile/Minimal/Description
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/generic/profiles/zyxel.mk b/target/linux/ar71xx/generic/profiles/zyxel.mk
index 8004d150c27480075e82136a866f3c7c7288d1cc..b4da3041cb32aeecc62b1488139d584ab329f5a6 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/generic/profiles/zyxel.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/generic/profiles/zyxel.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 define Profile/NBG_460N_550N_550NH
 	NAME:=Zyxel NBG 460N/550N/550NH
-	PACKAGES:=kmod-ath9k kmod-rtc-pcf8563 swconfig uboot-ar71xx-nbg460n_550n_550nh
+	PACKAGES:=kmod-ath9k kmod-rtc-pcf8563 swconfig
 endef
 
 define Profile/NBG_460N_550N_550NH/Description