diff --git a/configs/mx6sabreauto_defconfig b/configs/mx6sabreauto_defconfig
index f904cbfe8d..236af953b5 100644
--- a/configs/mx6sabreauto_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx6sabreauto_defconfig
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ CONFIG_CMD_BOOTZ=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
 CONFIG_CMD_MMC=y
+CONFIG_CMD_PART=y
 CONFIG_CMD_SF=y
 CONFIG_CMD_I2C=y
 CONFIG_CMD_USB=y
diff --git a/configs/mx6sabresd_defconfig b/configs/mx6sabresd_defconfig
index 972e971a6a..d8e05cfe04 100644
--- a/configs/mx6sabresd_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx6sabresd_defconfig
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ CONFIG_CMD_BOOTZ=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
 CONFIG_CMD_MMC=y
+CONFIG_CMD_PART=y
 CONFIG_CMD_SF=y
 CONFIG_CMD_I2C=y
 CONFIG_CMD_USB=y
diff --git a/include/configs/mx6sabre_common.h b/include/configs/mx6sabre_common.h
index 9b0fe5a3c2..d4e4628841 100644
--- a/include/configs/mx6sabre_common.h
+++ b/include/configs/mx6sabre_common.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 	"initrd_high=0xffffffff\0" \
 	"mmcdev=" __stringify(CONFIG_SYS_MMC_ENV_DEV) "\0" \
 	"mmcpart=1\0" \
-	"mmcroot=" CONFIG_MMCROOT " rootwait rw\0" \
+	"finduuid=part uuid mmc ${mmcdev}:2 uuid\0" \
 	"update_sd_firmware=" \
 		"if test ${ip_dyn} = yes; then " \
 			"setenv get_cmd dhcp; " \
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 		"fi\0" \
 	EMMC_ENV	  \
 	"mmcargs=setenv bootargs console=${console},${baudrate} " \
-		"root=${mmcroot}\0" \
+		"root=PARTUUID=${uuid} rootwait rw\0" \
 	"loadbootscript=" \
 		"fatload mmc ${mmcdev}:${mmcpart} ${loadaddr} ${script};\0" \
 	"bootscript=echo Running bootscript from mmc ...; " \
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
 	"loadimage=fatload mmc ${mmcdev}:${mmcpart} ${loadaddr} ${image}\0" \
 	"loadfdt=fatload mmc ${mmcdev}:${mmcpart} ${fdt_addr} ${fdt_file}\0" \
 	"mmcboot=echo Booting from mmc ...; " \
+		"run finduuid; " \
 		"run mmcargs; " \
 		"if test ${boot_fdt} = yes || test ${boot_fdt} = try; then " \
 			"if run loadfdt; then " \
diff --git a/include/configs/mx6sabreauto.h b/include/configs/mx6sabreauto.h
index 2c08fd1baa..1883eb0ba6 100644
--- a/include/configs/mx6sabreauto.h
+++ b/include/configs/mx6sabreauto.h
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_MACH_TYPE	3529
 #define CONFIG_MXC_UART_BASE	UART4_BASE
 #define CONSOLE_DEV		"ttymxc3"
-#define CONFIG_MMCROOT			"/dev/mmcblk0p2"
 
 /* USB Configs */
 #define CONFIG_USB_HOST_ETHER
diff --git a/include/configs/mx6sabresd.h b/include/configs/mx6sabresd.h
index 3eba70a5a4..27e767241f 100644
--- a/include/configs/mx6sabresd.h
+++ b/include/configs/mx6sabresd.h
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_MACH_TYPE	3980
 #define CONFIG_MXC_UART_BASE	UART1_BASE
 #define CONSOLE_DEV		"ttymxc0"
-#define CONFIG_MMCROOT			"/dev/mmcblk1p2"
 
 #define CONFIG_SUPPORT_EMMC_BOOT /* eMMC specific */