diff --git a/common/spl/spl_fit.c b/common/spl/spl_fit.c
index cbc00a4e7c5..346f9edaa52 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl_fit.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl_fit.c
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ int spl_load_simple_fit(struct spl_image_info *spl_image,
 	int images, ret;
 	int base_offset, hsize, align_len = ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN - 1;
 	int index = 0;
+	int firmware_node;
 
 	/*
 	 * For FIT with external data, figure out where the external images
@@ -502,6 +503,7 @@ int spl_load_simple_fit(struct spl_image_info *spl_image,
 		spl_fit_append_fdt(spl_image, info, sector, fit,
 				   images, base_offset);
 
+	firmware_node = node;
 	/* Now check if there are more images for us to load */
 	for (; ; index++) {
 		uint8_t os_type = IH_OS_INVALID;
@@ -510,6 +512,14 @@ int spl_load_simple_fit(struct spl_image_info *spl_image,
 		if (node < 0)
 			break;
 
+		/*
+		 * if the firmware is also a loadable, skip it because
+		 * it already has been loaded. This is typically the case with
+		 * u-boot.img generated by mkimage.
+		 */
+		if (firmware_node == node)
+			continue;
+
 		ret = spl_load_fit_image(info, sector, fit, base_offset, node,
 					 &image_info);
 		if (ret < 0)