diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/imx53-ppd-uboot.dtsi b/arch/arm/dts/imx53-ppd-uboot.dtsi
index 8e45ee7..0f81947 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/imx53-ppd-uboot.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/imx53-ppd-uboot.dtsi
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 		compatible = "wdt-reboot";
 		wdt = <&wdog1>;
 	};
+
+	bootcount {
+		compatible = "u-boot,bootcount-i2c-eeprom";
+		i2c-eeprom = <&bootcount>;
+	};
 };
 
 &eeprom {
@@ -20,7 +25,7 @@
 			size = <1022>;
 		};
 
-		bootcount {
+		bootcount: bootcount {
 			offset = <1022>;
 			size = <2>;
 		};
diff --git a/configs/mx53ppd_defconfig b/configs/mx53ppd_defconfig
index 55889ee..b5f00cf 100644
--- a/configs/mx53ppd_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx53ppd_defconfig
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 CONFIG_ENV_SIZE=0x2800
 CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET=0xC0000
 CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_BOOTLIMIT=10
-CONFIG_SYS_BOOTCOUNT_ADDR=0x7000A000
 CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS=2
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP=y
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@
 CONFIG_CMD_MMC=y
 CONFIG_CMD_USB=y
 CONFIG_CMD_DHCP=y
+CONFIG_CMD_BOOTCOUNT=y
 CONFIG_CMD_MII=y
 CONFIG_CMD_PING=y
 CONFIG_CMD_EXT2=y
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
 CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
 CONFIG_DM=y
 CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_LIMIT=y
-CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_EXT=y
-CONFIG_SYS_BOOTCOUNT_EXT_DEVPART="0:5"
+CONFIG_DM_BOOTCOUNT=y
+CONFIG_DM_BOOTCOUNT_I2C_EEPROM=y
 CONFIG_DM_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_DM_I2C=y
 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_MXC=y
diff --git a/include/configs/mx53ppd.h b/include/configs/mx53ppd.h
index a11b085..e7eca82 100644
--- a/include/configs/mx53ppd.h
+++ b/include/configs/mx53ppd.h
@@ -98,9 +98,7 @@
 		"setenv stdout vga; " \
 		"echo \"\n\n\n\n    \" $msg; " \
 		"setenv stdout serial; " \
-		"mw.b 0x7000A000 0xbc; " \
-		"mw.b 0x7000A001 0x00; " \
-		"ext4write ${dev} ${devnum}:5 0x7000A000 /boot/failures 2\0" \
+		"bootcount reset; \0" \
 	"altbootcmd=" \
 		"run doquiet; " \
 		"setenv partnum 1; run hasfirstboot || setenv partnum 2; " \