diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/cpu.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/cpu.c
index edb9c96658..9577ada113 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/cpu.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
+#include <env.h>
 #include <fsl_ddr_sdram.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu_init.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu_init.c
index cbcd62e19a..cac9280790 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu_init.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu_init.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
+#include <env.h>
 #include <watchdog.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <ioports.h>
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/fdt.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/fdt.c
index 20ecca605f..d17c382cc9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/fdt.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/fdt.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
+#include <env.h>
 #include <environment.h>
 #include <linux/libfdt.h>
 #include <fdt_support.h>
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/fsl_corenet_serdes.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/fsl_corenet_serdes.c
index 2fab9aaff4..fcfa730233 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/fsl_corenet_serdes.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/fsl_corenet_serdes.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
+#include <env.h>
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_P4080_ERRATUM_SERDES8
 #include <hwconfig.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/board/esd/meesc/meesc.c b/board/esd/meesc/meesc.c
index 29b6341132..b0d2f7b6f8 100644
--- a/board/esd/meesc/meesc.c
+++ b/board/esd/meesc/meesc.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
+#include <env.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/gpio.h>
 #include <asm/mach-types.h>
diff --git a/board/freescale/b4860qds/b4860qds.c b/board/freescale/b4860qds/b4860qds.c
index 9eed95b656..33cd4b4964 100644
--- a/board/freescale/b4860qds/b4860qds.c
+++ b/board/freescale/b4860qds/b4860qds.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include <common.h>
 #include <command.h>
+#include <env.h>
 #include <i2c.h>
 #include <netdev.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
diff --git a/board/freescale/mpc837xerdb/mpc837xerdb.c b/board/freescale/mpc837xerdb/mpc837xerdb.c
index 18f396aac8..4ad62bcf1d 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mpc837xerdb/mpc837xerdb.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mpc837xerdb/mpc837xerdb.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
+#include <env.h>
 #include <hwconfig.h>
 #include <i2c.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
diff --git a/board/liebherr/mccmon6/mccmon6.c b/board/liebherr/mccmon6/mccmon6.c
index 0e069a7755..7d2751ab03 100644
--- a/board/liebherr/mccmon6/mccmon6.c
+++ b/board/liebherr/mccmon6/mccmon6.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
+#include <env.h>
 #include <asm/arch/clock.h>
 #include <asm/arch/iomux.h>
 #include <asm/arch/imx-regs.h>
diff --git a/board/micronas/vct/vct.c b/board/micronas/vct/vct.c
index af3f11e8ac..e73d16db3e 100644
--- a/board/micronas/vct/vct.c
+++ b/board/micronas/vct/vct.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <common.h>
 #include <command.h>
+#include <env.h>
 #include <netdev.h>
 #include <asm/mipsregs.h>
 #include "vct.h"
diff --git a/board/socrates/socrates.c b/board/socrates/socrates.c
index ff465a8ef2..da9ae5bebb 100644
--- a/board/socrates/socrates.c
+++ b/board/socrates/socrates.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
+#include <env.h>
 #include <pci.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/immap_85xx.h>
diff --git a/board/st/stm32mp1/stm32mp1.c b/board/st/stm32mp1/stm32mp1.c
index b99c6c08a3..1f9251d7a0 100644
--- a/board/st/stm32mp1/stm32mp1.c
+++ b/board/st/stm32mp1/stm32mp1.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #include <clk.h>
 #include <dm.h>
+#include <env.h>
 #include <environment.h>
 #include <g_dnl.h>
 #include <generic-phy.h>
diff --git a/board/xes/common/board.c b/board/xes/common/board.c
index 66467c6485..43575bc302 100644
--- a/board/xes/common/board.c
+++ b/board/xes/common/board.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
+#include <env.h>
 #include "fsl_8xxx_misc.h"
 
 int checkboard(void)
diff --git a/cmd/mtdparts.c b/cmd/mtdparts.c
index f7ed1a0779..46155cabf6 100644
--- a/cmd/mtdparts.c
+++ b/cmd/mtdparts.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 
 #include <common.h>
 #include <command.h>
+#include <env.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <jffs2/load_kernel.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
diff --git a/drivers/ddr/fsl/fsl_ddr_gen4.c b/drivers/ddr/fsl/fsl_ddr_gen4.c
index 30f7863b39..17a4a8282b 100644
--- a/drivers/ddr/fsl/fsl_ddr_gen4.c
+++ b/drivers/ddr/fsl/fsl_ddr_gen4.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
+#include <env.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <fsl_ddr_sdram.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
diff --git a/drivers/ddr/fsl/interactive.c b/drivers/ddr/fsl/interactive.c
index 4de0eae5f2..8e171e67fe 100644
--- a/drivers/ddr/fsl/interactive.c
+++ b/drivers/ddr/fsl/interactive.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include <common.h>
 #include <cli.h>
+#include <env.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <asm/types.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
diff --git a/drivers/ddr/fsl/options.c b/drivers/ddr/fsl/options.c
index 4573ffa115..b9179315f2 100644
--- a/drivers/ddr/fsl/options.c
+++ b/drivers/ddr/fsl/options.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
+#include <env.h>
 #include <hwconfig.h>
 #include <fsl_ddr_sdram.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/cfi_flash.c b/drivers/mtd/cfi_flash.c
index 6b97e145e9..6c22f074b0 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/cfi_flash.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/cfi_flash.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <common.h>
 #include <console.h>
 #include <dm.h>
+#include <env.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fdt_support.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtd_uboot.c b/drivers/mtd/mtd_uboot.c
index 0a41ed477c..5574227598 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtd_uboot.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtd_uboot.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * Heiko Schocher, DENX Software Engineering, hs@denx.de.
  */
 #include <common.h>
+#include <env.h>
 #include <dm/device.h>
 #include <dm/uclass-internal.h>
 #include <jffs2/jffs2.h> /* LEGACY */
diff --git a/drivers/net/fm/b4860.c b/drivers/net/fm/b4860.c
index 1e20685803..5be0ad2ab3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fm/b4860.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fm/b4860.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  *	Roy Zang <tie-fei.zang@freescale.com>
  */
 #include <common.h>
+#include <env.h>
 #include <phy.h>
 #include <fm_eth.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index 997da857b2..2aabd267b9 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -162,18 +162,6 @@ int	envmatch     (uchar *, int);
  */
 char *env_get(const char *varname);
 
-/**
- * env_get_f() - Look up the value of an environment variable (early)
- *
- * This function is called from env_get() if the environment has not been
- * loaded yet (GD_FLG_ENV_READY flag is 0). Some environment locations will
- * support reading the value (slowly) and some will not.
- *
- * @varname:	Variable to look up
- * @return value of variable, or NULL if not found
- */
-int env_get_f(const char *name, char *buf, unsigned len);
-
 /**
  * env_get_ulong() - Return an environment variable as an integer value
  *
diff --git a/include/env.h b/include/env.h
index b82d80de17..19b559abf1 100644
--- a/include/env.h
+++ b/include/env.h
@@ -21,6 +21,18 @@
  */
 int env_get_id(void);
 
+/**
+ * env_get_f() - Look up the value of an environment variable (early)
+ *
+ * This function is called from env_get() if the environment has not been
+ * loaded yet (GD_FLG_ENV_READY flag is 0). Some environment locations will
+ * support reading the value (slowly) and some will not.
+ *
+ * @varname:	Variable to look up
+ * @return value of variable, or NULL if not found
+ */
+int env_get_f(const char *name, char *buf, unsigned int len);
+
 /**
  * env_complete() - return an auto-complete for environment variables
  *
diff --git a/post/post.c b/post/post.c
index ebb620590e..fb751d9a83 100644
--- a/post/post.c
+++ b/post/post.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
+#include <env.h>
 #include <stdio_dev.h>
 #include <watchdog.h>
 #include <div64.h>