diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index d9bc9df..1e0b7c8 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -334,17 +334,22 @@
 		net_set_state(NETLOOP_SUCCESS);
 		return;
 	}
-	if (net_check_prereq(TFTPGET)) {
-/* We aren't expecting to get a serverip, so just accept the assigned IP */
-		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BOOTP_SERVERIP)) {
-			net_set_state(NETLOOP_SUCCESS);
-		} else {
-			printf("Cannot autoload with TFTPGET\n");
-			net_set_state(NETLOOP_FAIL);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CMD_TFTPBOOT)) {
+		if (net_check_prereq(TFTPGET)) {
+			/*
+			 * We aren't expecting to get a serverip, so just
+			 * accept the assigned IP
+			 */
+			if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BOOTP_SERVERIP)) {
+				net_set_state(NETLOOP_SUCCESS);
+			} else {
+				printf("Cannot autoload with TFTPGET\n");
+				net_set_state(NETLOOP_FAIL);
+			}
+			return;
 		}
-		return;
+		tftp_start(TFTPGET);
 	}
-	tftp_start(TFTPGET);
 }
 
 static int net_init_loop(void)