diff --git a/config/boards/orangepi4-lts.conf b/config/boards/orangepi4-lts.conf
index 05dab380d..040f96ac7 100644
--- a/config/boards/orangepi4-lts.conf
+++ b/config/boards/orangepi4-lts.conf
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ MODULES_EDGE="sprdbt_tty sprdwl_ng"
 FULL_DESKTOP="yes"
 ASOUND_STATE="asound.state.rk3399"
 BOOT_LOGO="desktop"
-BOOTBRANCH_BOARD="tag:v2025.01"
-BOOTPATCHDIR="v2025.01"
+BOOTBRANCH_BOARD="tag:v2025.10-rc5"
+BOOTPATCHDIR="v2025.10"
 BOOT_SCENARIO="binman"
 
 function post_family_tweaks_bsp__OPi4lts() {
diff --git a/patch/u-boot/v2025.10/board_orangepi4-lts/board-orangepi4-rockchip-tpl.patch b/patch/u-boot/v2025.10/board_orangepi4-lts/board-orangepi4-rockchip-tpl.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6f768ebfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch/u-boot/v2025.10/board_orangepi4-lts/board-orangepi4-rockchip-tpl.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+Alter the orangepi-rk3399_defconfig file to enable "External TPL", 
+because we want to use the Rockchip ddrbin in place of the u-boot TPL
+It has to be set with the env variable ROCKCHIP_TPL when invoking make
+
+diff --git a/configs/orangepi-rk3399_defconfig b/configs/orangepi-rk3399_defconfig
+index 5dfbdeaf17..167c2b3f60 100644
+--- a/configs/orangepi-rk3399_defconfig
++++ b/configs/orangepi-rk3399_defconfig
+@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET=0x3F8000
+ CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="rockchip/rk3399-orangepi"
+ CONFIG_DM_RESET=y
+ CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_RK3399=y
++CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_EXTERNAL_TPL=y
+ CONFIG_TARGET_EVB_RK3399=y
+ CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_BASE=0xFF1A0000
+ CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_CLOCK=24000000