diff --git a/images/Makefile b/images/Makefile
index f7e978c..f40de7b 100644
--- a/images/Makefile
+++ b/images/Makefile
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@
 	$(Q)if [ -z $(FILE_$(@F)) ]; then echo "FILE_$(@F) empty!"; false; fi
 	$(call if_changed,shipped)
 
+board = $(srctree)/arch/$(ARCH)/boards
+
 include $(srctree)/images/Makefile.am33xx
 include $(srctree)/images/Makefile.imx
 include $(srctree)/images/Makefile.mvebu
diff --git a/images/Makefile.imx b/images/Makefile.imx
index eacc76e..cc9fdfc 100644
--- a/images/Makefile.imx
+++ b/images/Makefile.imx
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 $(obj)/%.imximg: $(obj)/% FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,imx_image)
 
-board = $(srctree)/arch/$(ARCH)/boards
-
 # ----------------------- i.MX25 based boards ---------------------------
 pblx-$(CONFIG_MACH_TX25) += start_imx25_karo_tx25
 FILE_barebox-karo-tx25.img = start_imx25_karo_tx25.pblx
diff --git a/images/Makefile.mvebu b/images/Makefile.mvebu
index 5e90855..c3923e4 100644
--- a/images/Makefile.mvebu
+++ b/images/Makefile.mvebu
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 $(obj)/%.kwbuartimg: $(obj)/% FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,kwb_image)
 
-board = $(srctree)/arch/$(ARCH)/boards
-
 KWBOPTS = -c -d 0x1000000 -e 0x1000000
 
 # ----------------------- Armada 370 based boards ---------------------------
diff --git a/images/Makefile.mxs b/images/Makefile.mxs
index 733f83b..c93fb57 100644
--- a/images/Makefile.mxs
+++ b/images/Makefile.mxs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 $(obj)/%.mxssd: $(obj)/%
 	$(call if_changed,mxs_sd)
 
-board = $(srctree)/arch/$(ARCH)/boards
 mxs23cfg = $(srctree)/arch/arm/mach-mxs/mxs23img.cfg
 mxs28cfg = $(srctree)/arch/arm/mach-mxs/mxs28img.cfg
 
diff --git a/images/Makefile.rockchip b/images/Makefile.rockchip
index 2444433..9715b92 100644
--- a/images/Makefile.rockchip
+++ b/images/Makefile.rockchip
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # barebox image generation Makefile for Rockchip images
 #
 
-board = $(srctree)/arch/$(ARCH)/boards
-
 pblx-$(CONFIG_MACH_RADXA_ROCK) += start_radxa_rock
 FILE_barebox-radxa-rock.img = start_radxa_rock.pblx
 image-$(CONFIG_MACH_RADXA_ROCK) += barebox-radxa-rock.img
diff --git a/images/Makefile.tegra b/images/Makefile.tegra
index 4f876e4..b5782ca 100644
--- a/images/Makefile.tegra
+++ b/images/Makefile.tegra
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
 $(obj)/%.t124img: $(obj)/% FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,tegra124_image)
 
-board = $(srctree)/arch/$(ARCH)/boards
-
 # ----------------------- Tegra20 based boards ---------------------------
 pblx-$(CONFIG_MACH_TOSHIBA_AC100) += start_toshiba_ac100
 FILE_barebox-tegra20-toshiba-ac100-usbloader.img = start_toshiba_ac100.pblx