diff --git a/configs/pico-imx7d_defconfig b/configs/pico-imx7d_defconfig
index 17fe13b625..af2a776005 100644
--- a/configs/pico-imx7d_defconfig
+++ b/configs/pico-imx7d_defconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ CONFIG_IMX_RDC=y
 CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=arch/arm/mach-imx/spl_sd.cfg"
 CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND="run findfdt; run finduuid; run distro_bootcmd"
+CONFIG_DEFAULT_FDT_FILE="ask"
 CONFIG_SPL_I2C_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_USB_HOST_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_USB_GADGET_SUPPORT=y
diff --git a/include/configs/pico-imx7d.h b/include/configs/pico-imx7d.h
index 8f1876c8b2..13e735379e 100644
--- a/include/configs/pico-imx7d.h
+++ b/include/configs/pico-imx7d.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 	"console=ttymxc4\0" \
 	"fdt_high=0xffffffff\0" \
 	"initrd_high=0xffffffff\0" \
-	"fdtfile=ask\0" \
+	"fdtfile=" CONFIG_DEFAULT_FDT_FILE "\0" \
 	BOOTMENU_ENV \
 	"fdt_addr=0x83000000\0" \
 	"fdt_addr_r=0x83000000\0" \