diff --git a/board/aarch64/board.mk b/board/aarch64/board.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1c037658
--- /dev/null
+++ b/board/aarch64/board.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+.PHONY: board-enable-sparx-fit
+board-enable-sparx-fit:
+	@echo "Enabling SparX-5i compatible FIT options"
+	@BR2_PREFIX= ./utils/config --file $(BR2_CONFIG) \
+	 	--enable FIT_IMAGE \
+	 	--set-str FIT_KERNEL_LOAD_ADDR "0x7 0x00000000"
diff --git a/configs/aarch64_defconfig b/configs/aarch64_defconfig
index adeb0bcd..e863ce52 100644
--- a/configs/aarch64_defconfig
+++ b/configs/aarch64_defconfig
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="5.19.17"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_INFIX_PATH)/board/aarch64/linux_defconfig"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="marvell/cn9130-crb-A marvell/cn9130-crb-B"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="marvell/cn9130-crb-A marvell/cn9130-crb-B microchip/sparx5_pcb135_emmc"
 BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_CONFIG="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_INFIX_PATH)/board/common/busybox_defconfig"
 BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_SHOW_OTHERS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_IPROUTE2=y
diff --git a/external.mk b/external.mk
index 007655fe..e8a17f8d 100644
--- a/external.mk
+++ b/external.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 include $(sort $(wildcard $(BR2_EXTERNAL_INFIX_PATH)/package/*/*.mk))
+-include $(BR2_EXTERNAL_INFIX_PATH)/board/$(patsubst "%",%,$(BR2_ARCH))/board.mk
 
 .PHONY:
 local.mk:
@@ -9,3 +10,5 @@ local.mk:
 run:
 	@echo "Starting Qemu  ::  Ctrl-a x -- exit | Ctrl-a c -- toggle console/monitor"
 	@$(BR2_EXTERNAL_INFIX_PATH)/qemu/qemu.sh $O
+
+