diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/beagleplay.conf b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/beagleplay.conf
index d420c6c7..c5ce3902 100644
--- a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/beagleplay.conf
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/beagleplay.conf
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #@DESCRIPTION: Machine configuration for the BeaglePlay board (A53 core)
 
 require conf/machine/include/k3.inc
+require conf/machine/include/mc_k3r5.inc
+
 SOC_FAMILY:append = ":am62xx"
 
 MACHINE_FEATURES += "screen gpu"
diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am62axx.inc b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am62axx.inc
index 93a41d8d..98cea203 100644
--- a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am62axx.inc
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am62axx.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 require conf/machine/include/k3.inc
+require conf/machine/include/mc_k3r5.inc
+
 SOC_FAMILY:append = ":am62axx"
 
 MACHINE_FEATURES += "screen touchscreen"
diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am62pxx.inc b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am62pxx.inc
index a2825905..2c6a729a 100644
--- a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am62pxx.inc
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am62pxx.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 require conf/machine/include/k3.inc
+require conf/machine/include/mc_k3r5.inc
+
 SOC_FAMILY:append = ":am62pxx"
 
 MACHINE_FEATURES += "screen gpu"
diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am62xx.inc b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am62xx.inc
index 070a691b..1eb77b4e 100644
--- a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am62xx.inc
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am62xx.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 require conf/machine/include/k3.inc
+require conf/machine/include/mc_k3r5.inc
+
 SOC_FAMILY:append = ":am62xx"
 
 MACHINE_FEATURES += "screen gpu"
diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am64xx.inc b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am64xx.inc
index 56b6df78..7f388953 100644
--- a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am64xx.inc
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am64xx.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 require conf/machine/include/k3.inc
+require conf/machine/include/mc_k3r5.inc
+
 SOC_FAMILY:append = ":am64xx"
 
 KERNEL_DEVICETREE_PREFIX = "ti/k3-am642"
diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am65xx.inc b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am65xx.inc
index 46513141..803e369c 100644
--- a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am65xx.inc
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am65xx.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 require conf/machine/include/k3.inc
+require conf/machine/include/mc_k3r5.inc
+
 SOC_FAMILY:append = ":am65xx"
 
 MACHINE_FEATURES += "screen touchscreen gpu"
diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am68.inc b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am68.inc
index 327366be..330a2973 100644
--- a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am68.inc
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am68.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 require conf/machine/include/k3.inc
+require conf/machine/include/mc_k3r5.inc
+
 SOC_FAMILY:append = ":j721s2"
 
 MACHINE_FEATURES += "screen gpu"
diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am69.inc b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am69.inc
index 488f9c33..da8a5a8b 100644
--- a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am69.inc
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/am69.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 require conf/machine/include/k3.inc
+require conf/machine/include/mc_k3r5.inc
+
 SOC_FAMILY:append = ":j784s4"
 
 MACHINE_FEATURES += "screen gpu"
diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/j7200.inc b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/j7200.inc
index 2a11e3dd..b60b98e1 100644
--- a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/j7200.inc
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/j7200.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 require conf/machine/include/k3.inc
+require conf/machine/include/mc_k3r5.inc
+
 SOC_FAMILY:append = ":j7200"
 
 # Default tiboot3.bin on J7200 is for GP
diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/j721e.inc b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/j721e.inc
index 62487aa9..1507234b 100644
--- a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/j721e.inc
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/j721e.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 require conf/machine/include/k3.inc
+require conf/machine/include/mc_k3r5.inc
+
 SOC_FAMILY:append = ":j721e"
 
 MACHINE_FEATURES += "screen gpu"
diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/j721s2.inc b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/j721s2.inc
index 9cd88d9b..e6e4f162 100644
--- a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/j721s2.inc
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/j721s2.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 require conf/machine/include/k3.inc
+require conf/machine/include/mc_k3r5.inc
+
 SOC_FAMILY:append = ":j721s2"
 
 MACHINE_FEATURES += "screen gpu"
diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/j722s.inc b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/j722s.inc
index ef35d83a..e0b77d96 100644
--- a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/j722s.inc
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/j722s.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 require conf/machine/include/k3.inc
+require conf/machine/include/mc_k3r5.inc
+
 SOC_FAMILY:append = ":j722s"
 
 MACHINE_FEATURES += "screen gpu"
diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/j742s2.inc b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/j742s2.inc
index aad7a768..9a54e11e 100644
--- a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/j742s2.inc
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/j742s2.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 require conf/machine/include/k3.inc
+require conf/machine/include/mc_k3r5.inc
+
 SOC_FAMILY:append = ":j742s2"
 
 MACHINE_FEATURES += "screen gpu"
diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/j784s4.inc b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/j784s4.inc
index 883c4a6e..fd3990a6 100644
--- a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/j784s4.inc
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/j784s4.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 require conf/machine/include/k3.inc
+require conf/machine/include/mc_k3r5.inc
+
 SOC_FAMILY:append = ":j784s4"
 
 MACHINE_FEATURES += "screen gpu"
diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/k3.inc b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/k3.inc
index 34991ec9..a296f64f 100644
--- a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/k3.inc
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/k3.inc
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ SOC_FAMILY:append = ":k3"
 
 require conf/machine/include/arm/arch-arm64.inc
 
-BBMULTICONFIG += "k3r5"
-
 require conf/machine/include/ti-bsp.inc
 
 KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "Image"
@@ -57,6 +55,5 @@ MACHINE_FEATURES += "efi"
 WKS_FILE ?= "${@bb.utils.contains("MACHINE_FEATURES", "efi", "sdimage-2part-efi.wks.in", "sdimage-2part.wks", d)}"
 
 do_image_wic[depends] += "virtual/bootloader:do_deploy"
-do_image[mcdepends] += "mc::k3r5:virtual/bootloader:do_deploy"
 
 SERIAL_CONSOLES = "115200;ttyS0 115200;ttyS2"
diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/mc_k3r5.inc b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/mc_k3r5.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d5a530b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/mc_k3r5.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+BBMULTICONFIG += "k3r5"
+
+do_image[mcdepends] += "mc::k3r5:virtual/bootloader:do_deploy"