diff --git a/configuration.sh b/configuration.sh
index d2c256dbe4..d739193953 100644
--- a/configuration.sh
+++ b/configuration.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@ ARMBIAN_MAINLINE_KERNEL_VERSION='4.8'
 MAINLINE_KERNEL_BRANCH=tag:v$(wget -qO- https://www.kernel.org/finger_banner | awk '{print $NF}' | grep -oE "^${ARMBIAN_MAINLINE_KERNEL_VERSION//./\\.}\.?[[:digit:]]*" | tail -1)
 MAINLINE_KERNEL_DIR='linux-vanilla'
 
-MAINLINE_UBOOT_SOURCE='git://git.denx.de/u-boot.git'
+if [[ $USE_GITHUB_UBOOT_MIRROR == yes ]]; then
+	MAINLINE_UBOOT_SOURCE='https://github.com/RobertCNelson/u-boot'
+else	
+	MAINLINE_UBOOT_SOURCE='git://git.denx.de/u-boot.git'
+fi
 #MAINLINE_UBOOT_BRANCH="v$(git ls-remote git://git.denx.de/u-boot.git | grep -v rc | grep -v '\^' | tail -1 | cut -d'v' -f 2)"
 MAINLINE_UBOOT_BRANCH='tag:v2016.11'
 MAINLINE_UBOOT_DIR='u-boot'