diff --git a/include/configs/colibri_vf.h b/include/configs/colibri_vf.h
index 83a33ff786..0bbeeb902e 100644
--- a/include/configs/colibri_vf.h
+++ b/include/configs/colibri_vf.h
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@
 	"ubi read ${fdt_addr_r} dtb && " \
 	"run fdt_fixup && bootz ${kernel_addr_r} - ${fdt_addr_r}\0" \
 
-#define CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND "run ubiboot; run distro_bootcmd;"
+#define CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND "run ubiboot; " \
+	"setenv fdtfile ${soc}-colibri-${fdt_board}.dtb && run distro_bootcmd;"
 
 #define BOOT_TARGET_DEVICES(func) \
 	func(MMC, mmc, 0) \
@@ -108,7 +109,6 @@
 	"defargs=\0" \
 	"dfu_alt_info=" DFU_ALT_NAND_INFO "\0" \
 	"fdt_board=eval-v3\0" \
-	"fdt_file=${soc}-colibri-${fdt_board}.dtb\0" \
 	"fdt_fixup=;\0" \
 	"kernel_file=zImage\0" \
 	"mtdparts=" CONFIG_MTDPARTS_DEFAULT "\0" \