diff --git a/configs/qemu-ppce500_defconfig b/configs/qemu-ppce500_defconfig
index d1f928d..e6c998d 100644
--- a/configs/qemu-ppce500_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu-ppce500_defconfig
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 CONFIG_OF_CONTROL=y
 CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
+CONFIG_USE_BOOTFILE=y
+CONFIG_BOOTFILE="uImage"
 CONFIG_NET_RANDOM_ETHADDR=y
 CONFIG_DM=y
 CONFIG_SIMPLE_BUS_CORRECT_RANGE=y