diff --git a/board/phytec/imx8mp-libra-fpsc/imx8mp-libra-fpsc.c b/board/phytec/imx8mp-libra-fpsc/imx8mp-libra-fpsc.c
index ffa21da1b34..dbbcbec18cd 100644
--- a/board/phytec/imx8mp-libra-fpsc/imx8mp-libra-fpsc.c
+++ b/board/phytec/imx8mp-libra-fpsc/imx8mp-libra-fpsc.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ int board_late_init(void)
 	switch (get_boot_device()) {
 	case SD2_BOOT:
 		env_set_ulong("mmcdev", 1);
-		if (!strcmp(env_get("boot_targets"), env_get_default("boot_targets")))
+		if (!env_get("boot_targets"))
 			env_set("boot_targets", "mmc1 mmc2 ethernet");
 		break;
 	case MMC3_BOOT:
diff --git a/board/phytec/phycore_imx8mm/phycore-imx8mm.c b/board/phytec/phycore_imx8mm/phycore-imx8mm.c
index 06cffbca3a6..f6ae0bf0308 100644
--- a/board/phytec/phycore_imx8mm/phycore-imx8mm.c
+++ b/board/phytec/phycore_imx8mm/phycore-imx8mm.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ int board_late_init(void)
 	switch (get_boot_device()) {
 	case SD2_BOOT:
 		env_set_ulong("mmcdev", 1);
+		if (!env_get("boot_targets"))
+			env_set("boot_targets", "mmc1 mmc2 ethernet");
 		break;
 	case MMC3_BOOT:
 		env_set_ulong("mmcdev", 2);
diff --git a/board/phytec/phycore_imx8mp/phycore-imx8mp.c b/board/phytec/phycore_imx8mp/phycore-imx8mp.c
index bf2d5ce01fa..b345dc7c985 100644
--- a/board/phytec/phycore_imx8mp/phycore-imx8mp.c
+++ b/board/phytec/phycore_imx8mp/phycore-imx8mp.c
@@ -76,13 +76,16 @@ int board_late_init(void)
 	switch (get_boot_device()) {
 	case SD2_BOOT:
 		env_set_ulong("mmcdev", 1);
+		if (!env_get("boot_targets"))
+			env_set("boot_targets", "mmc1 mmc2 usb ethernet");
 		break;
 	case MMC3_BOOT:
 		env_set_ulong("mmcdev", 2);
 		break;
 	case USB_BOOT:
 		printf("Detect USB boot. Will enter fastboot mode!\n");
-		env_set_ulong("dofastboot", 1);
+		if (!strcmp(env_get("bootcmd"), env_get_default("bootcmd")))
+			env_set("bootcmd", "fastboot 0; bootflow scan -lb;");
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
diff --git a/board/phytec/phycore_imx8mp/phycore_imx8mp.env b/board/phytec/phycore_imx8mp/phycore_imx8mp.env
index f825c7bc61f..c339c315c30 100644
--- a/board/phytec/phycore_imx8mp/phycore_imx8mp.env
+++ b/board/phytec/phycore_imx8mp/phycore_imx8mp.env
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
-bootcmd=
-	if test ${dofastboot} = 1; then
-		fastboot 0;
-	fi;
-	bootflow scan -lb;
 boot_script_dhcp=net_boot_fit.scr.uimg
 console=ttymxc0,115200
-dofastboot=0
 emmc_dev=2  /* This is needed by built-in uuu flash scripts */
 fastboot_raw_partition_all=0 4194304
 fastboot_raw_partition_bootloader=64 8128
diff --git a/configs/phycore-imx8mp_defconfig b/configs/phycore-imx8mp_defconfig
index c497f0bcd91..2fcf7db9e5c 100644
--- a/configs/phycore-imx8mp_defconfig
+++ b/configs/phycore-imx8mp_defconfig
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ CONFIG_BOOTSTD_FULL=y
 CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP=y
 CONFIG_OF_SYSTEM_SETUP=y
 CONFIG_FDT_FIXUP_PARTITIONS=y
-# CONFIG_USE_BOOTCOMMAND is not set
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_FDT_FILE="oftree"
 CONFIG_SYS_CBSIZE=2048
 CONFIG_SYS_PBSIZE=2074