diff --git a/drivers/bootcount/Makefile b/drivers/bootcount/Makefile
index d9c5695..bed6971 100644
--- a/drivers/bootcount/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/bootcount/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_AT91SAM9XE)	+= bootcount_at91.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BLACKFIN)		+= bootcount_blackfin.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SOC_DA8XX)		+= bootcount_davinci.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_AM33XX)		+= bootcount_davinci.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_AM33XX)	+= bootcount_davinci.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_RAM)	+= bootcount_ram.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_ENV)	+= bootcount_env.o
diff --git a/drivers/bootcount/bootcount_davinci.c b/drivers/bootcount/bootcount_davinci.c
index f0acfad..fa87b5e 100644
--- a/drivers/bootcount/bootcount_davinci.c
+++ b/drivers/bootcount/bootcount_davinci.c
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
  * (C) Copyright 2011
  * Heiko Schocher, DENX Software Engineering, hs@denx.de.
  *
+ * A bootcount driver for the RTC IP block found on many TI platforms.
+ * This requires the RTC clocks, etc, to be enabled prior to use and
+ * not all boards with this IP block on it will have the RTC in use.
+ *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
  */
 
diff --git a/include/configs/am335x_evm.h b/include/configs/am335x_evm.h
index c2ba7e3..9015927 100644
--- a/include/configs/am335x_evm.h
+++ b/include/configs/am335x_evm.h
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@
 #define CONFIG_SPL_POWER_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_YMODEM_SUPPORT
 
+/* Bootcount using the RTC block */
+#define CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_LIMIT
+#define CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_AM33XX
+
 /* CPSW support */
 #define CONFIG_SPL_ETH_SUPPORT
 
diff --git a/include/configs/ti_am335x_common.h b/include/configs/ti_am335x_common.h
index 0f6fa62..4364eef 100644
--- a/include/configs/ti_am335x_common.h
+++ b/include/configs/ti_am335x_common.h
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@
 
 /*
  * RTC related defines. To use bootcount you must set bootlimit in the
- * environment to a non-zero value.
+ * environment to a non-zero value and enable CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_LIMIT
+ * in the board config.
  */
-#define CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_LIMIT
 #define CONFIG_SYS_BOOTCOUNT_ADDR	0x44E3E000
 
 /* Enable the HW watchdog, since we can use this with bootcount */