diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/soc.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/soc.c
index 3bfdc3f..4c61d28 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/soc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/soc.c
@@ -811,6 +811,8 @@
 	enum boot_src src = get_boot_src();
 	char bootcmd_str[MAX_BOOTCMD_SIZE];
 
+	bootcmd_str[0] = 0;
+
 	switch (src) {
 #ifdef IFC_NOR_BOOTCOMMAND
 	case BOOT_SOURCE_IFC_NOR:
@@ -859,6 +861,9 @@
 		break;
 	}
 
+	if (!bootcmd_str[0])
+		return 0;
+
 	ret = env_set("bootcmd", bootcmd_str);
 	if (ret) {
 		printf("Failed to set bootcmd: ret = %d\n", ret);