diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/globalscale-mirabox/kwbimage.cfg b/arch/arm/boards/globalscale-mirabox/kwbimage.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index fa8e5a6..0000000
--- a/arch/arm/boards/globalscale-mirabox/kwbimage.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-VERSION 1
-BOOT_FROM nand
-NAND_BLKSZ 00020000
-NAND_BADBLK_LOCATION 01
-BINARY ./binary.0 0000005b 00000068
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/lenovo-ix4-300d/kwbimage.cfg b/arch/arm/boards/lenovo-ix4-300d/kwbimage.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index a9b035e..0000000
--- a/arch/arm/boards/lenovo-ix4-300d/kwbimage.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-VERSION 1
-BOOT_FROM nand
-NAND_BLKSZ 00020000
-NAND_BADBLK_LOCATION 00
-BINARY ./binary.0 0000005b 00000068
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/marvell-armada-xp-db/kwbimage.cfg b/arch/arm/boards/marvell-armada-xp-db/kwbimage.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 28e60e2..0000000
--- a/arch/arm/boards/marvell-armada-xp-db/kwbimage.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-VERSION 1
-BOOT_FROM uart
-BINARY ./binary.0 0000005b 00000000
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/marvell-armada-xp-gp/kwbimage.cfg b/arch/arm/boards/marvell-armada-xp-gp/kwbimage.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index eb8a2e7..0000000
--- a/arch/arm/boards/marvell-armada-xp-gp/kwbimage.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-VERSION 1
-BOOT_FROM spi
-BINARY ./binary.0 0000005b 00000068
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/netgear-rn104/kwbimage.cfg b/arch/arm/boards/netgear-rn104/kwbimage.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 83a4149..0000000
--- a/arch/arm/boards/netgear-rn104/kwbimage.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-VERSION 1
-BOOT_FROM nand
-DESTADDR 00600000
-EXECADDR 006a0000
-NAND_BLKSZ 00020000
-NAND_BADBLK_LOCATION 01
-BINARY binary.0 0000005b 00000068
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/netgear-rn2120/kwbimage.cfg b/arch/arm/boards/netgear-rn2120/kwbimage.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index a6f0aa6..0000000
--- a/arch/arm/boards/netgear-rn2120/kwbimage.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-VERSION 1
-BOOT_FROM nand
-DESTADDR 00000000
-EXECADDR 00000000
-NAND_BLKSZ 00020000
-NAND_BADBLK_LOCATION 01
-BINARY binary.0 0000005b 00000068
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/plathome-openblocks-ax3/kwbimage.cfg b/arch/arm/boards/plathome-openblocks-ax3/kwbimage.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index eb8a2e7..0000000
--- a/arch/arm/boards/plathome-openblocks-ax3/kwbimage.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-VERSION 1
-BOOT_FROM spi
-BINARY ./binary.0 0000005b 00000068
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/turris-omnia/kwbimage.cfg b/arch/arm/boards/turris-omnia/kwbimage.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 789ee5d..0000000
--- a/arch/arm/boards/turris-omnia/kwbimage.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-VERSION 1
-BOOT_FROM spi
-DESTADDR 00800000
-EXECADDR 00800000
-NAND_BLKSZ 00000000
-NAND_BADBLK_LOCATION 00
-BINARY binary.0 0000005b 00000068
diff --git a/images/Makefile.mvebu b/images/Makefile.mvebu
index 846dd46..fb4a980 100644
--- a/images/Makefile.mvebu
+++ b/images/Makefile.mvebu
@@ -7,72 +7,89 @@
 $(obj)/%.kwbimg: $(obj)/% FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,kwb_image)
 
+$(obj)/%.mvebu0img: $(obj)/% scripts/mvebuimg FORCE
+	$(call if_changed,mvebu0_image)
+
+$(obj)/%.mvebu1img: $(obj)/% scripts/mvebuimg FORCE
+	$(call if_changed,mvebu1_image)
+
 KWBOPTS = -c -d 0x1000000 -e 0x1000000
 
 # ----------------------- Armada 370 based boards ---------------------------
-GLOBALSCALE_MIRABOX_KWBOPTS = ${KWBOPTS} -i $(board)/globalscale-mirabox/kwbimage.cfg
-OPTS_start_globalscale_mirabox.pblb.kwbimg = $(GLOBALSCALE_MIRABOX_KWBOPTS)
-FILE_barebox-globalscale-mirabox.img	= start_globalscale_mirabox.pblb.kwbimg
-FILE_barebox-globalscale-mirabox-2nd.img = start_globalscale_mirabox.pblb
+BOOTSRC_start_globalscale_mirabox.pblb.mvebu1img = nand
+BINHDR_start_globalscale_mirabox.pblb.mvebu1img = $(board)/globalscale-mirabox/binary.0
+FLAGS_start_globalscale_mirabox.pblb.mvebu1img = -B 0x20000:1
+FILE_barebox-globalscale-mirabox.img = start_globalscale_mirabox.pblb.mvebu1img
 pblb-$(CONFIG_MACH_GLOBALSCALE_MIRABOX) += start_globalscale_mirabox
 image-$(CONFIG_MACH_GLOBALSCALE_MIRABOX) += barebox-globalscale-mirabox.img
+
+FILE_barebox-globalscale-mirabox-2nd.img = start_globalscale_mirabox.pblb
 image-$(CONFIG_MACH_GLOBALSCALE_MIRABOX) += barebox-globalscale-mirabox-2nd.img
 
-NETGEAR_RN104_KWBOPTS = ${KWBOPTS} -i $(board)/netgear-rn104/kwbimage.cfg
-OPTS_start_netgear_rn104.pblb.kwbimg = $(NETGEAR_RN104_KWBOPTS)
-FILE_barebox-netgear-rn104.img	= start_netgear_rn104.pblb.kwbimg
-FILE_barebox-netgear-rn104-2nd.img = start_netgear_rn104.pblb
+FLAGS_start_netgear_rn104.pblb.mvebu1img = -d 0x600000 -e 0x6e0000
+BOOTSRC_start_netgear_rn104.pblb.mvebu1img = nand
+BINHDR_start_netgear_rn104.pblb.mvebu1img = $(board)/netgear-rn104/binary.0
+FLAGS_start_netgear_rn104.pblb.mvebu1img = -B 0x20000:1
+FILE_barebox-netgear-rn104.img = start_netgear_rn104.pblb.mvebu1img
 pblb-$(CONFIG_MACH_NETGEAR_RN104) += start_netgear_rn104
 image-$(CONFIG_MACH_NETGEAR_RN104) += barebox-netgear-rn104.img
+
+FILE_barebox-netgear-rn104-2nd.img = start_netgear_rn104.pblb
 image-$(CONFIG_MACH_NETGEAR_RN104) += barebox-netgear-rn104-2nd.img
 
 # ----------------------- Armada XP based boards ---------------------------
-LENOVO_IX4_300D_KWBOPTS = ${KWBOPTS} -i $(board)/lenovo-ix4-300d/kwbimage.cfg
-OPTS_start_lenovo_ix4_300d.pblb.kwbimg = $(LENOVO_IX4_300D_KWBOPTS)
-FILE_barebox-lenovo-ix4-300d.img   = start_lenovo_ix4_300d.pblb.kwbimg
-FILE_barebox-lenovo-ix4-300d-2nd.img = start_lenovo_ix4_300d.pblb
+BOOTSRC_start_lenovo_ix4_300d.pblb.mvebu1img = nand
+BINHDR_start_lenovo_ix4_300d.pblb.mvebu1img = $(board)/lenovo-ix4-300d/binary.0
+FLAGS_start_lenovo_ix4_300d.pblb.mvebu1img = -B 0x20000:0
+FILE_barebox-lenovo-ix4-300d.img = start_lenovo_ix4_300d.pblb.mvebu1img
 pblb-$(CONFIG_MACH_LENOVO_IX4_300D) += start_lenovo_ix4_300d
 image-$(CONFIG_MACH_LENOVO_IX4_300D) += barebox-lenovo-ix4-300d.img
+
+FILE_barebox-lenovo-ix4-300d-2nd.img = start_lenovo_ix4_300d.pblb
 image-$(CONFIG_MACH_LENOVO_IX4_300D) += barebox-lenovo-ix4-300d-2nd.img
 
-MARVELL_ARMADA_XP_GP_KWBOPTS = ${KWBOPTS} -i $(board)/marvell-armada-xp-gp/kwbimage.cfg
-OPTS_start_marvell_armada_xp_gp.pblb.kwbimg = $(MARVELL_ARMADA_XP_GP_KWBOPTS)
-FILE_barebox-marvell-armada-xp-gp.img   = start_marvell_armada_xp_gp.pblb.kwbimg
-FILE_barebox-marvell-armada-xp-gp-2nd.img = start_marvell_armada_xp_gp.pblb
+BOOTSRC_start_marvell_armada_xp_gp.pblb.mvebu1img = spi
+BINHDR_start_marvell_armada_xp_gp.pblb.mvebu1img = $(board)/marvell-armada-xp-gp/binary.0
+FILE_barebox-marvell-armada-xp-gp.img = start_marvell_armada_xp_gp.pblb.mvebu1img
 pblb-$(CONFIG_MACH_MARVELL_ARMADA_XP_GP) += start_marvell_armada_xp_gp
 image-$(CONFIG_MACH_MARVELL_ARMADA_XP_GP) += barebox-marvell-armada-xp-gp.img
+
+FILE_barebox-marvell-armada-xp-gp-2nd.img = start_marvell_armada_xp_gp.pblb
 image-$(CONFIG_MACH_MARVELL_ARMADA_XP_GP) += barebox-marvell-armada-xp-gp-2nd.img
 
-MARVELL_ARMADA_XP_DB_KWBOPTS = ${KWBOPTS} -i $(board)/marvell-armada-xp-db/kwbimage.cfg
-OPTS_start_marvell_armada_xp_db.pblb.kwbimg = $(MARVELL_ARMADA_XP_DB_KWBOPTS)
-FILE_barebox-marvell-armada-xp-db.img   = start_marvell_armada_xp_db.pblb.kwbimg
-FILE_barebox-marvell-armada-xp-db-2nd.img = start_marvell_armada_xp_db.pblb
+BOOTSRC_start_marvell_armada_xp_db.pblb.mvebu1img = uart
+BINHDR_start_marvell_armada_xp_db.pblb.mvebu1img = $(board)/marvell-armada-xp-db/binary.0
+FILE_barebox-marvell-armada-xp-db.img = start_marvell_armada_xp_db.pblb.mvebu1img
 pblb-$(CONFIG_MACH_MARVELL_ARMADA_XP_DB) += start_marvell_armada_xp_db
 image-$(CONFIG_MACH_MARVELL_ARMADA_XP_DB) += barebox-marvell-armada-xp-db.img
+
+FILE_barebox-marvell-armada-xp-db-2nd.img = start_marvell_armada_xp_db.pblb
 image-$(CONFIG_MACH_MARVELL_ARMADA_XP_DB) += barebox-marvell-armada-xp-db-2nd.img
 
-NETGEAR_RN2120_KWBOPTS = ${KWBOPTS} -i $(board)/netgear-rn2120/kwbimage.cfg
-OPTS_start_netgear_rn2120.pblb.kwbimg = $(NETGEAR_RN2120_KWBOPTS)
-FILE_barebox-netgear-rn2120.img	= start_netgear_rn2120.pblb.kwbimg
-FILE_barebox-netgear-rn2120-2nd.img = start_netgear_rn2120.pblb
+BOOTSRC_start_netgear_rn2120.pblb.mvebu1img = nand
+BINHDR_start_netgear_rn2120.pblb.mvebu1img = $(board)/netgear-rn2120/binary.0
+FLAGS_start_netgear_rn2120.pblb.mvebu1img = -B 0x20000:1
+FILE_barebox-netgear-rn2120.img = start_netgear_rn2120.pblb.mvebu1img
 pblb-$(CONFIG_MACH_NETGEAR_RN2120) += start_netgear_rn2120
 image-$(CONFIG_MACH_NETGEAR_RN2120) += barebox-netgear-rn2120.img
+
+FILE_barebox-netgear-rn2120-2nd.img = start_netgear_rn2120.pblb
 image-$(CONFIG_MACH_NETGEAR_RN2120) += barebox-netgear-rn2120-2nd.img
 
 # ----------------------- Armada 38x based boards ---------------------------
-TURRIS_OMNIA_KWBOPTS = ${KWBOPTS} -i $(board)/turris-omnia/kwbimage.cfg
-OPTS_start_turris_omnia.pblb.kwbimg = $(TURRIS_OMNIA_KWBOPTS)
-FILE_barebox-turris-omnia.img = start_turris_omnia.pblb.kwbimg
-FILE_barebox-turris-omnia-2nd.img = start_turris_omnia.pblb
+BOOTSRC_start_turris_omnia.pblb.mvebu1img = spi
+BINHDR_start_turris_omnia.pblb.mvebu1img = $(board)/turris-omnia/binary.0
+FILE_barebox-turris-omnia.img = start_turris_omnia.pblb.mvebu1img
 pblb-$(CONFIG_MACH_TURRIS_OMNIA) += start_turris_omnia
 image-$(CONFIG_MACH_TURRIS_OMNIA) += barebox-turris-omnia.img
 
-PLATHOME_OPENBLOCKS_AX3_KWBOPTS = ${KWBOPTS} -i $(board)/plathome-openblocks-ax3/kwbimage.cfg
-OPTS_start_plathome_openblocks_ax3.pblb.kwbimg = $(PLATHOME_OPENBLOCKS_AX3_KWBOPTS)
-FILE_barebox-plathome-openblocks-ax3.img   = start_plathome_openblocks_ax3.pblb.kwbimg
-FILE_barebox-plathome-openblocks-ax3-2nd.img = start_plathome_openblocks_ax3.pblb
+BOOTSRC_start_plathome_openblocks_ax3.pblb.mvebu1img = spi
+BINHDR_start_plathome_openblocks_ax3.pblb.mvebu1img = $(board)/plathome-openblocks-ax3/binary.0
+FILE_barebox-plathome-openblocks-ax3.img = start_plathome_openblocks_ax3.pblb.mvebu1img
 pblb-$(CONFIG_MACH_PLATHOME_OPENBLOCKS_AX3) += start_plathome_openblocks_ax3
 image-$(CONFIG_MACH_PLATHOME_OPENBLOCKS_AX3) += barebox-plathome-openblocks-ax3.img
+
+FILE_barebox-plathome-openblocks-ax3-2nd.img = start_plathome_openblocks_ax3.pblb
 image-$(CONFIG_MACH_PLATHOME_OPENBLOCKS_AX3) += barebox-plathome-openblocks-ax3-2nd.img
 
 # ----------------------- Dove 88AP510 based boards ---------------------------
@@ -108,3 +125,7 @@
 pblb-$(CONFIG_MACH_USI_TOPKICK) += start_usi_topkick
 image-$(CONFIG_MACH_USI_TOPKICK) += barebox-usi-topkick.img
 image-$(CONFIG_MACH_USI_TOPKICK) += barebox-usi-topkick-2nd.img
+
+# ensure that an image depends on its included binhdrs
+$(foreach f,$(pblb-y),$(eval $$(obj)/$f.pblb.mvebu0img: $$(BINHDR_$f.pblb.mvebu0img)))
+$(foreach f,$(pblb-y),$(eval $$(obj)/$f.pblb.mvebu1img: $$(BINHDR_$f.pblb.mvebu1img)))
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib
index 87bff2d..75e1734 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.lib
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib
@@ -503,6 +503,9 @@
 quiet_cmd_kwb_image = KWB     $@
       cmd_kwb_image = scripts/kwbimage -p $< $(OPTS_$(@F)) -o $@
 
+quiet_cmd_mvebu1_image = MVIMG   $@
+      cmd_mvebu1_image = scripts/mvebuimg -v 1 create -o $@ $(foreach b,$(BINHDR_$(@F)),-b $b) $(FLAGS_$(@F)) $(BOOTSRC_$(@F)) $<
+
 quiet_cmd_cboot_bct = BCT     $@
       cmd_cboot_bct = $(objtree)/scripts/tegra/cbootimage -gbct -s $(soc) $< $@