diff --git a/board/xilinx/versal/board.c b/board/xilinx/versal/board.c
index 60bf37d..982a8b3 100644
--- a/board/xilinx/versal/board.c
+++ b/board/xilinx/versal/board.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 	int bootseq = -1;
 	int bootseq_len = 0;
 	int env_targets_len = 0;
-	const char *mode;
+	const char *mode = NULL;
 	char *new_targets;
 	char *env_targets;
 
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@
 					      "mmc@f1050000", &dev) &&
 		    uclass_get_device_by_name(UCLASS_MMC,
 					      "sdhci@f1050000", &dev)) {
-			puts("Boot from EMMC but without SD1 enabled!\n");
-			return -1;
+			debug("SD1 driver for SD1 device is not present\n");
+			break;
 		}
 		debug("mmc1 device found at %p, seq %d\n", dev, dev_seq(dev));
 		mode = "mmc";
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@
 					      "mmc@f1040000", &dev) &&
 		    uclass_get_device_by_name(UCLASS_MMC,
 					      "sdhci@f1040000", &dev)) {
-			puts("Boot from SD0 but without SD0 enabled!\n");
-			return -1;
+			debug("SD0 driver for SD0 device is not present\n");
+			break;
 		}
 		debug("mmc0 device found at %p, seq %d\n", dev, dev_seq(dev));
 
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@
 					      "mmc@f1050000", &dev) &&
 		    uclass_get_device_by_name(UCLASS_MMC,
 					      "sdhci@f1050000", &dev)) {
-			puts("Boot from SD1 but without SD1 enabled!\n");
-			return -1;
+			debug("SD1 driver for SD1 device is not present\n");
+			break;
 		}
 		debug("mmc1 device found at %p, seq %d\n", dev, dev_seq(dev));
 
@@ -214,38 +214,39 @@
 		bootseq = dev_seq(dev);
 		break;
 	default:
-		mode = "";
 		printf("Invalid Boot Mode:0x%x\n", bootmode);
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (bootseq >= 0) {
-		bootseq_len = snprintf(NULL, 0, "%i", bootseq);
-		debug("Bootseq len: %x\n", bootseq_len);
+	if (mode) {
+		if (bootseq >= 0) {
+			bootseq_len = snprintf(NULL, 0, "%i", bootseq);
+			debug("Bootseq len: %x\n", bootseq_len);
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * One terminating char + one byte for space between mode
+		 * and default boot_targets
+		 */
+		env_targets = env_get("boot_targets");
+		if (env_targets)
+			env_targets_len = strlen(env_targets);
+
+		new_targets = calloc(1, strlen(mode) + env_targets_len + 2 +
+				     bootseq_len);
+		if (!new_targets)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		if (bootseq >= 0)
+			sprintf(new_targets, "%s%x %s", mode, bootseq,
+				env_targets ? env_targets : "");
+		else
+			sprintf(new_targets, "%s %s", mode,
+				env_targets ? env_targets : "");
+
+		env_set("boot_targets", new_targets);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * One terminating char + one byte for space between mode
-	 * and default boot_targets
-	 */
-	env_targets = env_get("boot_targets");
-	if (env_targets)
-		env_targets_len = strlen(env_targets);
-
-	new_targets = calloc(1, strlen(mode) + env_targets_len + 2 +
-			     bootseq_len);
-	if (!new_targets)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	if (bootseq >= 0)
-		sprintf(new_targets, "%s%x %s", mode, bootseq,
-			env_targets ? env_targets : "");
-	else
-		sprintf(new_targets, "%s %s", mode,
-			env_targets ? env_targets : "");
-
-	env_set("boot_targets", new_targets);
-
 	return board_late_init_xilinx();
 }