diff --git a/app/code/Magento/ConfigurableProduct/view/adminhtml/web/js/variations/steps/bulk.js b/app/code/Magento/ConfigurableProduct/view/adminhtml/web/js/variations/steps/bulk.js
index 42b5a81fd43459fe37bd86440a9792cba9383220..78e8c5b5b3721c9670afc81bf3f018d5f89abd9a 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/ConfigurableProduct/view/adminhtml/web/js/variations/steps/bulk.js
+++ b/app/code/Magento/ConfigurableProduct/view/adminhtml/web/js/variations/steps/bulk.js
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ define([
 
                     uploadInput.fileupload({
                         dataType: 'json',
+                        dropZone: gallery,
                         process: [{
                             action: 'load',
                             fileTypes: /^image\/(gif|jpeg|png)$/