diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/j721e-hs-evm-k3r5.conf b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/j721e-hs-evm-k3r5.conf
index 80f3b969..9c285bae 100644
--- a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/j721e-hs-evm-k3r5.conf
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/j721e-hs-evm-k3r5.conf
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ require conf/machine/include/k3r5.inc
 SYSFW_SOC = "j721e"
 SYSFW_CONFIG = "evm"
 SYSFW_SUFFIX = "hs"
+SYSFW_SYMLINK = ""
 
 UBOOT_MACHINE = "j721e_hs_evm_r5_defconfig"