diff --git a/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/beaglebone.conf b/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/beaglebone.conf
index a316207775..fb0189d5d7 100644
--- a/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/beaglebone.conf
+++ b/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/beaglebone.conf
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyO0"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-yocto"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "3.14%"
 
-KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "uImage"
+KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "zImage"
 KERNEL_DEVICETREE = "am335x-bone.dtb am335x-boneblack.dtb"
 KERNEL_EXTRA_ARGS += "LOADADDR=${UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT}"