diff --git a/include/configs/mx6qsabre_common.h b/include/configs/mx6qsabre_common.h
index 3229d5ace3..cda4512905 100644
--- a/include/configs/mx6qsabre_common.h
+++ b/include/configs/mx6qsabre_common.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 	"console=" CONFIG_CONSOLE_DEV "\0" \
 	"fdt_high=0xffffffff\0"	  \
 	"initrd_high=0xffffffff\0" \
-	"mmcdev=0\0" \
+	"mmcdev=" __stringify(CONFIG_SYS_MMC_ENV_DEV) "\0" \
 	"mmcpart=1\0" \
 	"mmcroot=" CONFIG_MMCROOT " rootwait rw\0" \
 	"mmcargs=setenv bootargs console=${console},${baudrate} " \
diff --git a/include/configs/mx6qsabresd.h b/include/configs/mx6qsabresd.h
index b64e9254f8..3b8d752eed 100644
--- a/include/configs/mx6qsabresd.h
+++ b/include/configs/mx6qsabresd.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_FSL_USDHC_NUM	3
 #if defined(CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC)
-#define CONFIG_SYS_MMC_ENV_DEV		2	/* eMMC/uSDHC4 */
+#define CONFIG_SYS_MMC_ENV_DEV		1	/* SDHC3 */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MMC_ENV_PART		1	/* Boot partition 1 */
 #endif