diff --git a/config/sources/families/include/rockchip64_common.inc b/config/sources/families/include/rockchip64_common.inc
index ad2f098483..753241bd19 100644
--- a/config/sources/families/include/rockchip64_common.inc
+++ b/config/sources/families/include/rockchip64_common.inc
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ elif [[ $BOOTCONFIG == *3328* ]]; then
 elif [[ $BOARD == rockpi-4* ]]; then
 
 	BOOT_USE_BLOBS=yes
+	BOOT_SOC=rk3399
 	DDR_BLOB='rk33/rk3399_ddr_933MHz_v1.24.bin'
 	MINILOADER_BLOB='rk33/rk3399_miniloader_v1.19.bin'
 	BL31_BLOB='rk33/rk3399_bl31_v1.30.elf'
@@ -40,7 +41,11 @@ elif [[ $BOARD == rockpro64 ]] || [[ $BOARD == pinebook-pro ]]; then
 
 elif [[ $BOARD == rockpi-s ]]; then
 
-	UBOOT_TARGET_MAP="u-boot-dtb.bin;;idbloader.bin uboot.img trust.bin"
+	BOOT_USE_BLOBS=yes
+	BOOT_SOC=rk3308
+	DDR_BLOB='rk33/rk3308_ddr_589MHz_uart0_m0_v1.26.bin'
+	MINILOADER_BLOB='rk33/rk3308_miniloader_v1.13.bin'
+	BL31_BLOB='rk33/rk3308_bl31_v2.10.elf'
 	CPUMAX="1296000"
 
 else
@@ -145,7 +150,7 @@ uboot_custom_postprocess()
 		tools/mkimage -n $BOOT_SOC -T rksd -d $RKBIN_DIR/$DDR_BLOB idbloader.bin
 		cat $RKBIN_DIR/$MINILOADER_BLOB >> idbloader.bin
 		loaderimage --pack --uboot ./u-boot-dtb.bin uboot.img 0x200000
-		trust_merger --replace ./build/rk3399/debug/bl31/bl31.elf $RKBIN_DIR/$BL31_BLOB trust.ini
+		trust_merger --replace bl31.elf $RKBIN_DIR/$BL31_BLOB trust.ini
 
 	elif [[ $BOOT_RK3399_LEGACY_HYBRID == yes ]]; then
 
diff --git a/config/sources/families/rockpis.conf b/config/sources/families/rockpis.conf
index 3a2f85a19e..c5c283f598 100644
--- a/config/sources/families/rockpis.conf
+++ b/config/sources/families/rockpis.conf
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 source "${BASH_SOURCE%/*}/include/rockchip64_common.inc"
 
-ATFPATCHDIR='atf-rockchip64'
 BOOTSOURCE='https://github.com/piter75/rockchip-u-boot.git'
 BOOTDIR='u-boot-rockchip64'
 BOOTBRANCH='branch:rockpis-next-dev'
 BOOTPATCHDIR="u-boot-rockchip64"
 BOOTSCRIPT='boot-rockpis.cmd:boot.cmd'
 BOOTENV_FILE='rockpis.txt'
-KERNELDIR='linux-rockchip64'
 OVERLAY_PREFIX='rk3308'
 
 case $BRANCH in
@@ -16,6 +14,7 @@ case $BRANCH in
 
 		KERNELSOURCE='https://github.com/piter75/rockchip-kernel'
 		KERNELBRANCH='branch:rockpis-develop-4.4'
+		KERNELDIR='linux-rockchip64'
 
 	;;
 
@@ -29,11 +28,15 @@ case $BRANCH in
 
 esac
 
+prepare_boot_configuration
+
 uboot_custom_postprocess()
 {
+	# TODO: remove this diversion from common caused by different loaderimage params
 	loaderimage --pack --uboot ./u-boot-dtb.bin uboot.img 0x600000 --size 1024 1
-	tools/mkimage -n rk3308 -T rksd -d $SRC/cache/sources/rkbin-tools/rk33/rk3308_ddr_589MHz_uart0_m0_v1.26.bin idbloader.bin
-	cat $SRC/cache/sources/rkbin-tools/rk33/rk3308_miniloader_v1.13.bin >> idbloader.bin
+	tools/mkimage -n rk3308 -T rksd -d $RKBIN_DIR/$DDR_BLOB idbloader.bin
+	cat $RKBIN_DIR/$MINILOADER_BLOB >> idbloader.bin
+	trust_merger --replace bl31.elf $RKBIN_DIR/$BL31_BLOB trust.ini
 }
 
 family_tweaks_bsp()
diff --git a/patch/atf/atf-rockchip64/board_rockpi-4b/add-trust-ini.patch b/patch/atf/atf-rockchip64/board_rockpi-4b/add-trust-ini.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 528ec55708..0000000000
--- a/patch/atf/atf-rockchip64/board_rockpi-4b/add-trust-ini.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/trust.ini b/trust.ini
-new file mode 100644
-index 0000000..4af021a
---- /dev/null
-+++ b/trust.ini
-@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
-+[VERSION]
-+MAJOR=1
-+MINOR=0
-+[BL30_OPTION]
-+SEC=0
-+[BL31_OPTION]
-+SEC=1
-+PATH=./build/rk3399/debug/bl31/bl31.elf
-+ADDR=0x10000
-+[BL32_OPTION]
-+SEC=0
-+[BL33_OPTION]
-+SEC=0
-+[OUTPUT]
-+PATH=trust.bin
diff --git a/patch/atf/atf-rockchip64/board_rockpi-s/add-trust-ini.patch b/patch/atf/atf-rockchip64/board_rockpi-s/add-trust-ini.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 0fc40de9d4..0000000000
--- a/patch/atf/atf-rockchip64/board_rockpi-s/add-trust-ini.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/trust.ini b/trust.ini
-new file mode 100644
-index 0000000..4af021a
---- /dev/null
-+++ b/trust.ini
-@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
-+[VERSION]
-+MAJOR=1
-+MINOR=0
-+[BL30_OPTION]
-+SEC=0
-+[BL31_OPTION]
-+SEC=1
-+PATH=../../rkbin-tools/rk33/rk3308_bl31_v2.10.elf
-+ADDR=0x10000
-+[BL32_OPTION]
-+SEC=0
-+[BL33_OPTION]
-+SEC=0
-+[OUTPUT]
-+PATH=trust.bin
diff --git a/patch/u-boot/u-boot-rockchip64-mainline/add-trust-ini.patch b/patch/u-boot/u-boot-rockchip64-mainline/add-trust-ini.patch
index 528ec55708..793f34dd12 100644
--- a/patch/u-boot/u-boot-rockchip64-mainline/add-trust-ini.patch
+++ b/patch/u-boot/u-boot-rockchip64-mainline/add-trust-ini.patch
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ index 0000000..4af021a
 +SEC=0
 +[BL31_OPTION]
 +SEC=1
-+PATH=./build/rk3399/debug/bl31/bl31.elf
++PATH=bl31.elf
 +ADDR=0x10000
 +[BL32_OPTION]
 +SEC=0
diff --git a/patch/atf/atf-rockchip64/board_rockpi-4a/add-trust-ini.patch b/patch/u-boot/u-boot-rockchip64/add-trust-ini.patch
similarity index 87%
rename from patch/atf/atf-rockchip64/board_rockpi-4a/add-trust-ini.patch
rename to patch/u-boot/u-boot-rockchip64/add-trust-ini.patch
index 528ec55708..793f34dd12 100644
--- a/patch/atf/atf-rockchip64/board_rockpi-4a/add-trust-ini.patch
+++ b/patch/u-boot/u-boot-rockchip64/add-trust-ini.patch
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ index 0000000..4af021a
 +SEC=0
 +[BL31_OPTION]
 +SEC=1
-+PATH=./build/rk3399/debug/bl31/bl31.elf
++PATH=bl31.elf
 +ADDR=0x10000
 +[BL32_OPTION]
 +SEC=0