diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9c8a580131..9d38ad2392 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ u-boot.bin: u-boot FORCE
 
 u-boot.ldr:	u-boot
 		$(CREATE_LDR_ENV)
-		$(LDR) -T $(CONFIG_BFIN_CPU) -c $@ $< $(LDR_FLAGS)
+		$(LDR) -T $(CONFIG_CPU) -c $@ $< $(LDR_FLAGS)
 		$(BOARD_SIZE_CHECK)
 
 OBJCOPYFLAGS_u-boot.ldr.hex := -I binary -O ihex
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/config.h b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/config.h
index 836658a1c4..73cbfa2cc8 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/config.h
+++ b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/config.h
@@ -178,4 +178,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_DISPLAY_CPUINFO
 #define CONFIG_ARCH_MISC_INIT
 
+#define CONFIG_CPU CONFIG_BFIN_CPU
+
 #endif