diff --git a/conf/machine/qemuriscv64.conf b/conf/machine/qemuriscv64.conf
index 4bb24be..99af9fc 100644
--- a/conf/machine/qemuriscv64.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/qemuriscv64.conf
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-riscv"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-riscv ?= "4.18%"
 
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/bootloader ?= "u-boot"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_u-boot ?= "u-boot"
+
 require conf/machine/include/qemu.inc
 require conf/machine/include/tune-riscv.inc