diff --git a/common/env_common.c b/common/env_common.c
index 5ac14e89c44c91cc71ba7fb4332632f5ce430c5d..d51c2114de2e29b17944ed8911ae315c8f5d2281 100644
--- a/common/env_common.c
+++ b/common/env_common.c
@@ -204,6 +204,23 @@ uchar *env_get_addr (int index)
 	}
 }
 
+void set_default_env(void)
+{
+	if (sizeof(default_environment) > ENV_SIZE) {
+		puts ("*** Error - default environment is too large\n\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	memset(env_ptr, 0, sizeof(env_t));
+	memcpy(env_ptr->data, default_environment,
+	       sizeof(default_environment));
+#ifdef CFG_REDUNDAND_ENVIRONMENT
+	env_ptr->flags = 0xFF;
+#endif
+	env_crc_update ();
+	gd->env_valid = 1;
+}
+
 void env_relocate (void)
 {
 	DEBUGF ("%s[%d] offset = 0x%lx\n", __FUNCTION__,__LINE__,
@@ -235,22 +252,7 @@ void env_relocate (void)
 		puts ("*** Warning - bad CRC, using default environment\n\n");
 		show_boot_progress (-60);
 #endif
-
-		if (sizeof(default_environment) > ENV_SIZE)
-		{
-			puts ("*** Error - default environment is too large\n\n");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		memset (env_ptr, 0, sizeof(env_t));
-		memcpy (env_ptr->data,
-			default_environment,
-			sizeof(default_environment));
-#ifdef CFG_REDUNDAND_ENVIRONMENT
-		env_ptr->flags = 0xFF;
-#endif
-		env_crc_update ();
-		gd->env_valid = 1;
+		set_default_env();
 	}
 	else {
 		env_relocate_spec ();
diff --git a/common/env_nand.c b/common/env_nand.c
index 89540177048a54e930c98390b1e4e940f6efe192..3890b84948bf798c12838dda577e18c1ba4d98f9 100644
--- a/common/env_nand.c
+++ b/common/env_nand.c
@@ -363,19 +363,7 @@ void env_relocate_spec (void)
 static void use_default()
 {
 	puts ("*** Warning - bad CRC or NAND, using default environment\n\n");
-
-	if (default_environment_size > CFG_ENV_SIZE){
-		puts ("*** Error - default environment is too large\n\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	memset (env_ptr, 0, sizeof(env_t));
-	memcpy (env_ptr->data,
-			default_environment,
-			default_environment_size);
-	env_ptr->crc = crc32(0, env_ptr->data, ENV_SIZE);
-	gd->env_valid = 1;
-
+	set_default_env();
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/environment.h b/include/environment.h
index dcb7c5a3859951bd59426b6d926b8ddb8b2cfb2b..481ea733dba772dd08739f1222af6628601d59e0 100644
--- a/include/environment.h
+++ b/include/environment.h
@@ -117,4 +117,7 @@ unsigned char env_get_char_memory (int index);
 /* Function that updates CRC of the enironment */
 void env_crc_update (void);
 
+/* [re]set to the default environment */
+void set_default_env(void);
+
 #endif	/* _ENVIRONMENT_H_ */