diff --git a/conf/machine/sysmocom-odu.conf b/conf/machine/sysmocom-odu.conf
index 8b833d9f20..5b7238469a 100644
--- a/conf/machine/sysmocom-odu.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/sysmocom-odu.conf
@@ -31,3 +31,4 @@ UBINIZE_ARGS = "-m 2048 -p 128KiB -s 512 -O 2048"
 
 # Go back to prefer our kernel
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux-sysmocom"
+KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "uImage"