diff --git a/config/sources/rockchip.conf b/config/sources/rockchip.conf
index 520aee4344..37898f8585 100644
--- a/config/sources/rockchip.conf
+++ b/config/sources/rockchip.conf
@@ -13,9 +13,13 @@ BOOTDIR='u-boot-miqi'
 SERIALCON=ttyS2
 
 if [[ $BOARD == "tinkerboard" ]]; then
-	BOOTSOURCE=$MAINLINE_UBOOT_SOURCE
-	BOOTDIR=$MAINLINE_UBOOT_DIR
-	BOOTBRANCH="branch:master"
+	#BOOTSOURCE=$MAINLINE_UBOOT_SOURCE
+	#BOOTDIR=$MAINLINE_UBOOT_DIR
+	#BOOTBRANCH="branch:master"
+	# mainline uboot currently doesn't work
+	BOOTSOURCE='https://github.com/rockchip-linux/u-boot.git'
+	BOOTDIR='u-boot-rk-linux'
+	BOOTBRANCH="branch:release"
 fi
 
 case $BRANCH in