diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c52a33b..c1af930 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@
 	>$(MKIMAGEOUTPUT) $(if $(KBUILD_VERBOSE:0=), && cat $(MKIMAGEOUTPUT))
 
 quiet_cmd_mkfitimage = MKIMAGE $@
-cmd_mkfitimage = $(objtree)/tools/mkimage $(MKIMAGEFLAGS_$(@F)) -f $(U_BOOT_ITS) -E -p $(CONFIG_FIT_EXTERNAL_OFFSET) $@\
+cmd_mkfitimage = $(objtree)/tools/mkimage $(MKIMAGEFLAGS_$(@F)) -f $(U_BOOT_ITS) -p $(CONFIG_FIT_EXTERNAL_OFFSET) $@\
 	>$(MKIMAGEOUTPUT) $(if $(KBUILD_VERBOSE:0=), && cat $(MKIMAGEOUTPUT))
 
 quiet_cmd_cat = CAT     $@
@@ -1200,6 +1200,12 @@
 	$(call if_changed,mkimage)
 	$(BOARD_SIZE_CHECK)
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT_FULL),y)
+MKIMAGEFLAGS_u-boot.itb =
+else
+MKIMAGEFLAGS_u-boot.itb = -E
+endif
+
 u-boot.itb: u-boot-nodtb.bin dts/dt.dtb $(U_BOOT_ITS) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,mkfitimage)
 	$(BOARD_SIZE_CHECK)