diff --git a/Kconfig b/Kconfig
index c2217f4938..b210b80e9c 100644
--- a/Kconfig
+++ b/Kconfig
@@ -235,6 +235,24 @@ config RAW_BINARY
 		different loaders using the GNU objcopy program.  This option
 		should not be selected if you are not using the GNU toolchain.
 
+menuconfig UBOOT_UIMAGE
+	bool "U-Boot uImage"
+	select RAW_BINARY
+	depends on !WINDOWS_NATIVE
+	---help---
+		Create the uImage binary used with U-Boot.
+
+if UBOOT_UIMAGE
+
+config UIMAGE_LOAD_ADDRESS
+	hex "uImage load address"
+	default 0x0
+
+config UIMAGE_ENTRY_POINT
+	hex "uImage entry point"
+	default 0x0
+
+endif
 endmenu # Binary Output Formats
 
 menu "Customize Header Files"
diff --git a/Makefile.unix b/Makefile.unix
index 604da4fd7c..1b123bd62e 100644
--- a/Makefile.unix
+++ b/Makefile.unix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ############################################################################
 # Makefile.unix
 #
-#   Copyright (C) 2007-2012 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
+#   Copyright (C) 2007-2012, 2014 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
 #   Author: Gregory Nutt <gnutt@nuttx.org>
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -675,6 +675,14 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_RAW_BINARY),y)
 	@echo "CP: $(BIN).bin"
 	$(Q) $(OBJCOPY) $(OBJCOPYARGS) -O binary $(BIN) $(BIN).bin
 endif
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_UBOOT_UIMAGE),y)
+	@echo "MKIMAGE: uImage"
+	$(Q) mkimage -A arm -O linux -C none -T kernel -a $(CONFIG_UIMAGE_LOAD_ADDRESS) \
+		-e $(CONFIG_UIMAGE_ENTRY_POINT) -n $(BIN) -d $(BIN).bin uImage
+	$(Q) if [ -w /tftpboot ] ; then \
+		cp -f uImage /tftpboot/uImage; \
+	fi
+endif
 
 # $(BIN)
 #
diff --git a/configs/sama5d3-xplained/README.txt b/configs/sama5d3-xplained/README.txt
index 966ffa2a1c..4e05e5feb0 100644
--- a/configs/sama5d3-xplained/README.txt
+++ b/configs/sama5d3-xplained/README.txt
@@ -501,7 +501,9 @@ Load NuttX with U-Boot on AT91 boards
     image with header information, CRC32 checksum, etc.
 
     mkimage comes in source code with U-Boot distribution and it is built
-    during U-Boot compilation (u-boot-source-dir/tools/mkimage).
+    during U-Boot compilation (u-boot-source-dir/tools/mkimage).  There
+    are also sites where you can download pre-built mkimage binaries.  For
+    example: http://www.trimslice.com/wiki/index.php/U-Boot_images
 
     See the U-Boot README file for more information.  More information is
     also available in the mkimage man page (for example,
@@ -524,6 +526,8 @@ Load NuttX with U-Boot on AT91 boards
       -n nuttx: Set image name.
       -d nuttx.bin: Use image data from nuttx.bin.
 
+    This will generate a binary called uImage.
+
   Loading through network
 
     On a development system, it is useful to get the kernel and root file
diff --git a/configs/sama5d3x-ek/README.txt b/configs/sama5d3x-ek/README.txt
index 18158b2b64..e1ac624faa 100644
--- a/configs/sama5d3x-ek/README.txt
+++ b/configs/sama5d3x-ek/README.txt
@@ -622,7 +622,9 @@ Load NuttX with U-Boot on AT91 boards
     image with header information, CRC32 checksum, etc.
 
     mkimage comes in source code with U-Boot distribution and it is built
-    during U-Boot compilation (u-boot-source-dir/tools/mkimage).
+    during U-Boot compilation (u-boot-source-dir/tools/mkimage).  There
+    are also sites where you can download pre-built mkimage binaries.  For
+    example: http://www.trimslice.com/wiki/index.php/U-Boot_images
 
     See the U-Boot README file for more information.  More information is
     also available in the mkimage man page (for example,
@@ -645,6 +647,8 @@ Load NuttX with U-Boot on AT91 boards
       -n nuttx: Set image name.
       -d nuttx.bin: Use image data from nuttx.bin.
 
+    This will generate a binary called uImage.
+
   Loading through network
 
     On a development system, it is useful to get the kernel and root file