diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/aarch64/u-boot b/config/rootfiles/common/aarch64/u-boot
index a9b9ed435..241b19d3d 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/common/aarch64/u-boot
+++ b/config/rootfiles/common/aarch64/u-boot
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ boot/u-boot-rpi3.bin
 boot/u-boot-rpi4.bin
 boot/uEnv.txt
 boot/uboot.env
+usr/bin/mkimage
 #usr/share/u-boot
 #usr/share/u-boot/nanopi_r2c
 usr/share/u-boot/nanopi_r2c/u-boot-rockchip.bin
diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/aarch64/u-boot-mkimage b/config/rootfiles/common/aarch64/u-boot-mkimage
deleted file mode 100644
index 80864b79c..000000000
--- a/config/rootfiles/common/aarch64/u-boot-mkimage
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-usr/bin/mkimage
diff --git a/lfs/u-boot b/lfs/u-boot
index 2ad92df05..af4d6acd7 100644
--- a/lfs/u-boot
+++ b/lfs/u-boot
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ###############################################################################
 #                                                                             #
 # IPFire.org - A linux based firewall                                         #
-# Copyright (C) 2007-2022  IPFire Team  <info@ipfire.org>                     #
+# Copyright (C) 2007-2023  IPFire Team  <info@ipfire.org>                     #
 #                                                                             #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify        #
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by        #
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	@$(PREBUILD)
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP) && cd $(DIR_SRC) && tar axf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
 
-ifneq "$(MKIMAGE)" "1"
 	# Raspberry Pi 3
 	-mkdir -pv /usr/share/u-boot/rpi
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make CROSS_COMPILE="" rpi_3_config
@@ -93,6 +92,7 @@ ifneq "$(MKIMAGE)" "1"
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && install -v -m 644 u-boot.bin \
 		/usr/share/u-boot/rpi/u-boot-rpi3.bin
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && install u-boot.bin /boot/u-boot-rpi3.bin
+	cd $(DIR_APP) && install -v -m 755 tools/mkimage /usr/bin
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make distclean
 
 	# Raspberry Pi 4
@@ -200,12 +200,5 @@ ifneq "$(MKIMAGE)" "1"
 	# patch real Kernel version to uEnv.txt
 	sed -e "s/xxxKVERxxx/$(KVER)/g" -i /boot/uEnv.txt
 
-else
-	# mkimage
-	cd $(DIR_APP) && make CROSS_COMPILE="" rpi_3_config
-	cd $(DIR_APP) && make CROSS_COMPILE="" HOSTCC="gcc $(CFLAGS)" tools
-	cd $(DIR_APP) && install -v -m 755 tools/mkimage /usr/bin
-endif
-
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP)
 	@$(POSTBUILD)
diff --git a/make.sh b/make.sh
index acb692140..6ede05406 100755
--- a/make.sh
+++ b/make.sh
@@ -1114,7 +1114,6 @@ buildipfire() {
   lfsmake2 unzip
   lfsmake2 which
   lfsmake2 bc
-  lfsmake2 u-boot MKIMAGE=1
   lfsmake2 cpio
   lfsmake2 mdadm
   lfsmake2 dracut