diff --git a/env/env.c b/env/env.c
index 2b8b961..8671f13 100644
--- a/env/env.c
+++ b/env/env.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
 		ret = drv->init();
 	if (ret == -ENOENT) {
 		gd->env_addr = (ulong)&default_environment[0];
-		gd->env_valid = 0;
+		gd->env_valid = ENV_VALID;
 
 		return 0;
 	} else if (ret) {
diff --git a/env/nowhere.c b/env/nowhere.c
index d60de49..f654883 100644
--- a/env/nowhere.c
+++ b/env/nowhere.c
@@ -15,7 +15,20 @@
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
+/*
+ * Because we only ever have the default environment available we must mark
+ * it as invalid.
+ */
+static int env_nowhere_init(void)
+{
+	gd->env_addr	= (ulong)&default_environment[0];
+	gd->env_valid	= ENV_INVALID;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 U_BOOT_ENV_LOCATION(nowhere) = {
 	.location	= ENVL_NOWHERE,
+	.init		= env_nowhere_init,
 	ENV_NAME("nowhere")
 };