diff --git a/pkgs/misc/uboot/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/uboot/default.nix
index f4557ab8dd3e..00d3e68107a3 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/uboot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/uboot/default.nix
@@ -794,6 +794,7 @@ in
   ubootRock3C = buildUBoot {
     defconfig = "rock-3c-rk3566_defconfig";
     extraMeta.platforms = [ "aarch64-linux" ];
+    strictDeps = true;
     env = {
       BL31 = "${armTrustedFirmwareRK3568}/bl31.elf";
       ROCKCHIP_TPL = rkbin.TPL_RK3566;