diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d3e99e5865fc1b656a8ae33f1489dffff9b810db..63eccc2364f308b5bae3eae69fa4f4ecb9157c73 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1005,10 +1005,16 @@ MKIMAGEFLAGS_u-boot-spl.pbl = -n $(srctree)/$(CONFIG_SYS_FSL_PBL_RCW:"%"=%) \
 spl/u-boot-spl.pbl: spl/u-boot-spl.bin FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,mkimage)
 
+ifeq ($(ARCH),arm)
+UBOOT_BINLOAD := u-boot.img
+else
+UBOOT_BINLOAD := u-boot.bin
+endif
+
 OBJCOPYFLAGS_u-boot-with-spl-pbl.bin = -I binary -O binary --pad-to=$(CONFIG_SPL_PAD_TO) \
 			  --gap-fill=0xff
 
-u-boot-with-spl-pbl.bin: spl/u-boot-spl.pbl u-boot.bin FORCE
+u-boot-with-spl-pbl.bin: spl/u-boot-spl.pbl $(UBOOT_BINLOAD) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,pad_cat)
 
 # PPC4xx needs the SPL at the end of the image, since the reset vector