diff --git a/env/env.c b/env/env.c
index 42c7d8155e..37b4b54cb7 100644
--- a/env/env.c
+++ b/env/env.c
@@ -329,6 +329,8 @@ int env_init(void)
 	for (prio = 0; (drv = env_driver_lookup(ENVOP_INIT, prio)); prio++) {
 		if (!drv->init || !(ret = drv->init()))
 			env_set_inited(drv->location);
+		if (ret == -ENOENT)
+			env_set_inited(drv->location);
 
 		debug("%s: Environment %s init done (ret=%d)\n", __func__,
 		      drv->name, ret);
diff --git a/env/sf.c b/env/sf.c
index 2eb2de1a4e..91ed2860ed 100644
--- a/env/sf.c
+++ b/env/sf.c
@@ -393,10 +393,12 @@ static int env_sf_init(void)
 	return env_sf_init_early();
 #endif
 	/*
-	 * we must return with 0 if there is nothing done,
-	 * else env_set_inited() get not called in env_init()
+	 * return here -ENOENT, so env_init()
+	 * can set the init bit and later if no
+	 * other Environment storage is defined
+	 * can set the default environment
 	 */
-	return 0;
+	return -ENOENT;
 }
 
 U_BOOT_ENV_LOCATION(sf) = {