diff --git a/apex/Android.bp b/apex/Android.bp
index 43819dc..17b1f9e 100644
--- a/apex/Android.bp
+++ b/apex/Android.bp
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
         "microdroid.json",
         "microdroid_kernel",
         "com.android.virt.init.rc",
+        "android_bootloader_crosvm_aarch64",
     ],
     host_required: [
         "vm_shell",
diff --git a/java/framework/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachineConfig.java b/java/framework/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachineConfig.java
index 4d3bf2d..d88b085 100644
--- a/java/framework/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachineConfig.java
+++ b/java/framework/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachineConfig.java
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
     private static final String TAG = "VirtualMachineConfig";
 
     private static String[] EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY = {};
+    private static final String U_BOOT_PREBUILT_PATH = "/apex/com.android.virt/etc/u-boot.bin";
 
     // These define the schema of the config file persisted on disk.
     private static final int VERSION = 8;
@@ -653,6 +654,11 @@
                 Optional.ofNullable(customImageConfig.getBootloaderPath())
                         .map((path) -> openOrNull(new File(path), MODE_READ_ONLY))
                         .orElse(null);
+
+        if (config.kernel == null && config.bootloader == null) {
+            config.bootloader = openOrNull(new File(U_BOOT_PREBUILT_PATH), MODE_READ_ONLY);
+        }
+
         config.params =
                 Optional.ofNullable(customImageConfig.getParams())
                         .map((params) -> TextUtils.join(" ", params))