diff --git a/common/splash_source.c b/common/splash_source.c
index 62763b9ebd..e1e73dbdc5 100644
--- a/common/splash_source.c
+++ b/common/splash_source.c
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ static int splash_load_fit(struct splash_location *location, u32 bmp_load_addr)
 {
 	int res;
 	int node_offset;
+	const char *splash_file;
 	int splash_offset;
 	int splash_size;
 	struct image_header *img_header;
@@ -335,10 +336,15 @@ static int splash_load_fit(struct splash_location *location, u32 bmp_load_addr)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	node_offset = fit_image_get_node(fit_header, location->name);
+	/* Get the splash image node */
+	splash_file = env_get("splashfile");
+	if (!splash_file)
+		splash_file = SPLASH_SOURCE_DEFAULT_FILE_NAME;
+
+	node_offset = fit_image_get_node(fit_header, splash_file);
 	if (node_offset < 0) {
 		debug("Could not find splash image '%s' in FIT\n",
-		      location->name);
+		      splash_file);
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
diff --git a/doc/README.splashprepare b/doc/README.splashprepare
index f1418de18b..3cb5b5aeb4 100644
--- a/doc/README.splashprepare
+++ b/doc/README.splashprepare
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ screen data is loaded as a file. The name of the splash screen file can be
 controlled with the environment variable "splashfile".
 
 To enable loading the splash image from a FIT image, CONFIG_FIT must be
-enabled. Struct splash_location field 'name' should match the splash image
-name within the FIT and the FIT should start at the 'offset' field address in
-the specified storage.
+enabled. The FIT image has to start at the 'offset' field address in the
+selected splash location. The name of splash image within the FIT shall be
+specified by the environment variable "splashfile".
+
+In case the environment variable "splashfile" is not defined the default name
+'splash.bmp' will be used.