diff --git a/board/sandbox/sandbox.c b/board/sandbox/sandbox.c
index d0bb3e3bb48..13006a0ffc2 100644
--- a/board/sandbox/sandbox.c
+++ b/board/sandbox/sandbox.c
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ static enum env_location env_locations[] = {
 	ENVL_NOWHERE,
 	ENVL_EXT4,
 	ENVL_FAT,
+	ENVL_SPI_FLASH,
 };
 
 enum env_location env_get_location(enum env_operation op, int prio)
diff --git a/configs/sandbox64_defconfig b/configs/sandbox64_defconfig
index 0f7bbc5ce3a..a0a5be0c159 100644
--- a/configs/sandbox64_defconfig
+++ b/configs/sandbox64_defconfig
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ CONFIG_TEXT_BASE=0
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN=0x6000000
 CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS=1
 CONFIG_ENV_SIZE=0x2000
+CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET=0x0
+CONFIG_ENV_SECT_SIZE=0x1000
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sandbox64"
 CONFIG_DM_RESET=y
 CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR=0x0
 CONFIG_PRE_CON_BUF_ADDR=0x100000
+CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND=0x10000
 CONFIG_PCI=y
 CONFIG_SANDBOX64=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_UART=y
@@ -106,6 +109,10 @@ CONFIG_OF_LIVE=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_NOWHERE=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_EXT4=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_FAT=y
+CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH=y
+CONFIG_ENV_SECT_SIZE_AUTO=y
+CONFIG_ENV_REDUNDANT=y
+CONFIG_ENV_REDUNDANT_UPGRADE=y
 CONFIG_ENV_EXT4_INTERFACE="host"
 CONFIG_ENV_EXT4_DEVICE_AND_PART="0:0"
 CONFIG_ENV_IMPORT_FDT=y
diff --git a/configs/sandbox_defconfig b/configs/sandbox_defconfig
index f00133a6f8a..2001b40bf07 100644
--- a/configs/sandbox_defconfig
+++ b/configs/sandbox_defconfig
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ CONFIG_TEXT_BASE=0
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN=0x6000000
 CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS=1
 CONFIG_ENV_SIZE=0x2000
+CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET=0x0
+CONFIG_ENV_SECT_SIZE=0x1000
 CONFIG_DM_RESET=y
 CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR=0x0
 CONFIG_PRE_CON_BUF_ADDR=0xf0000
+CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND=0x10000
 CONFIG_PCI=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_UART=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MEMTEST_START=0x00100000
@@ -153,6 +156,10 @@ CONFIG_OF_LIVE=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_NOWHERE=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_EXT4=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_FAT=y
+CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH=y
+CONFIG_ENV_SECT_SIZE_AUTO=y
+CONFIG_ENV_REDUNDANT=y
+CONFIG_ENV_REDUNDANT_UPGRADE=y
 CONFIG_ENV_EXT4_INTERFACE="host"
 CONFIG_ENV_EXT4_DEVICE_AND_PART="0:0"
 CONFIG_ENV_IMPORT_FDT=y