diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/freescale-mx53-loco/lowlevel.c b/arch/arm/boards/freescale-mx53-loco/lowlevel.c
index 60c28f7..d920524 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/freescale-mx53-loco/lowlevel.c
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/freescale-mx53-loco/lowlevel.c
@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
 #include <common.h>
 #include <mach/esdctl.h>
 #include <asm/barebox-arm-head.h>
+#include <asm/barebox-arm.h>
 
-void __naked barebox_arm_reset_vector(void)
+extern char __dtb_imx53_qsb_start[];
+
+ENTRY_FUNCTION(start_imx53_loco)(void)
 {
+	uint32_t fdt;
+
+	__barebox_arm_head();
+
 	arm_cpu_lowlevel_init();
-	imx53_barebox_entry(0);
+
+	fdt = (uint32_t)__dtb_imx53_qsb_start - get_runtime_offset();
+
+	imx53_barebox_entry(fdt);
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/freescale_mx53_loco_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/freescale_mx53_loco_defconfig
index e45863c..f502f5e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/freescale_mx53_loco_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/freescale_mx53_loco_defconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-CONFIG_BUILTIN_DTB=y
-CONFIG_BUILTIN_DTB_NAME="imx53-qsb"
 CONFIG_ARCH_IMX=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_IMX53=y
 CONFIG_IMX_IIM=y
@@ -8,7 +6,6 @@
 CONFIG_CMD_ARM_MMUINFO=y
 CONFIG_ARM_OPTIMZED_STRING_FUNCTIONS=y
 CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND=y
-CONFIG_PBL_IMAGE=y
 CONFIG_MMU=y
 CONFIG_MALLOC_SIZE=0x0
 CONFIG_MALLOC_TLSF=y
diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/Makefile b/arch/arm/dts/Makefile
index 678f910..a039a3c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 BUILTIN_DTB := $(patsubst "%",%,$(CONFIG_BUILTIN_DTB_NAME))
 obj-$(CONFIG_BUILTIN_DTB) += $(BUILTIN_DTB).dtb.o
 
+pbl-$(CONFIG_MACH_FREESCALE_MX53_LOCO) += imx53-qsb.dtb.o
+
 .SECONDARY: $(obj)/$(BUILTIN_DTB).dtb.S
 .SECONDARY: $(patsubst %,$(obj)/%.S,$(dtb-y))
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig
index 4f9ef3e..134521e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 
 config ARCH_IMX_IMXIMAGE
 	bool
+	default y
 	help
 	  if enabled the imx-image tool is compiled
 
@@ -476,7 +477,7 @@
 
 config MACH_FREESCALE_MX53_LOCO
 	select HAVE_DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT_NEW
-	select ARCH_IMX_INTERNAL_BOOT_USE_IMXIMAGE
+	select HAVE_PBL_MULTI_IMAGES
 	bool "Freescale i.MX53 LOCO"
 
 config MACH_FREESCALE_MX53_SMD
diff --git a/images/Makefile.imx b/images/Makefile.imx
index 6334729..3a5b5f1 100644
--- a/images/Makefile.imx
+++ b/images/Makefile.imx
@@ -13,3 +13,10 @@
 pblx-$(CONFIG_MACH_PCM038) += start_imx27_pcm038
 FILE_barebox-phytec-phycore-imx27.img = start_imx27_pcm038.pblx
 image-$(CONFIG_MACH_PCM038) += barebox-phytec-phycore-imx27.img
+
+# ----------------------- i.MX53 based boards ---------------------------
+pblx-$(CONFIG_MACH_FREESCALE_MX53_LOCO) += start_imx53_loco
+CFG_start_imx53_loco.pblx.imximg = $(board)/freescale-mx53-loco/flash-header.imxcfg
+imximage-$(CONFIG_MACH_FREESCALE_MX53_LOCO) += start_imx53_loco.pblx.imximg
+FILE_barebox-freescale-imx53-loco.img = start_imx53_loco.pblx.imximg
+image-$(CONFIG_MACH_FREESCALE_MX53_LOCO) += barebox-freescale-imx53-loco.img