diff --git a/configs/evb-ast2600_defconfig b/configs/evb-ast2600_defconfig
index dcf8deaae8..0f03a72e52 100644
--- a/configs/evb-ast2600_defconfig
+++ b/configs/evb-ast2600_defconfig
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT_ADDRESS=0x10000
 CONFIG_USE_BOOTARGS=y
 CONFIG_BOOTARGS="console=ttyS4,115200n8 root=/dev/ram rw"
 CONFIG_USE_BOOTCOMMAND=y
-CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND="bootm 20100000"
+CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND="run bootspi"
 # CONFIG_DISPLAY_CPUINFO is not set
 CONFIG_SPL_SIZE_LIMIT_SUBTRACT_GD=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SIZE_LIMIT_SUBTRACT_MALLOC=y
diff --git a/include/configs/evb_ast2600.h b/include/configs/evb_ast2600.h
index 3805091d7c..9049a9fc10 100644
--- a/include/configs/evb_ast2600.h
+++ b/include/configs/evb_ast2600.h
@@ -14,7 +14,14 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR		0x83000000
 
 /* Misc */
+#define STR_HELPER(s)	#s
+#define STR(s)		STR_HELPER(s)
+
 #define CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS \
+	"loadaddr=" STR(CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR) "\0" \
+	"bootspi=fdt addr 20100000 && fdt header get fitsize totalsize && " \
+	"cp.b 20100000 ${loadaddr} ${fitsize} && bootm; " \
+	"echo Error loading kernel FIT image\0" \
 	""
 
 #endif	/* __CONFIG_H */