diff --git a/pkgs/misc/uboot/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/uboot/default.nix
index 8247ec24f547..8063c663d3f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/uboot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/uboot/default.nix
@@ -378,7 +378,13 @@ in {
     extraMeta.platforms = ["aarch64-linux"];
     BL31 = "${armTrustedFirmwareRK3588}/bl31.elf";
     ROCKCHIP_TPL = rkbin.TPL_RK3588;
-    filesToInstall = [ "u-boot.itb" "idbloader.img" "u-boot-rockchip.bin" ];
+
+    # FIXME: applied upstream, remove in 2024.04
+    extraConfig = ''
+      CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_SPI_IMAGE=y
+    '';
+
+    filesToInstall = [ "u-boot.itb" "idbloader.img" "u-boot-rockchip.bin" "u-boot-rockchip-spi.bin" ];
   };
 
   ubootOrangePiPc = buildUBoot {