diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index f35695b..bff3e9c 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@
 		/* Fall through */
 	case TFTPGET:
 	case TFTPPUT:
-		if (net_server_ip.s_addr == 0) {
+		if (net_server_ip.s_addr == 0 && !is_serverip_in_cmd()) {
 			puts("*** ERROR: `serverip' not set\n");
 			return 1;
 		}
@@ -1512,6 +1512,11 @@
 	*dst = '\0';
 }
 
+int is_serverip_in_cmd(void)
+{
+	return !!strchr(net_boot_file_name, ':');
+}
+
 #if	defined(CONFIG_CMD_NFS)		|| \
 	defined(CONFIG_CMD_SNTP)	|| \
 	defined(CONFIG_CMD_DNS)