diff --git a/board/raspberrypi/rpi/rpi.c b/board/raspberrypi/rpi/rpi.c
index 942badb087390fefef14ecece3fa7904680118a4..6451d1d916b103c9bea2fb40d115638ece463fb2 100644
--- a/board/raspberrypi/rpi/rpi.c
+++ b/board/raspberrypi/rpi/rpi.c
@@ -242,10 +242,23 @@ static void set_usbethaddr(void)
 	return;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ENV_VARS_UBOOT_RUNTIME_CONFIG
+static void set_board_info(void)
+{
+	char str_rev[11];
+	sprintf(str_rev, "0x%X", rpi_board_rev);
+	setenv("board_rev", str_rev);
+	setenv("board_name", models[rpi_board_rev].name);
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_ENV_VARS_UBOOT_RUNTIME_CONFIG */
+
 int misc_init_r(void)
 {
 	set_fdtfile();
 	set_usbethaddr();
+#ifdef CONFIG_ENV_VARS_UBOOT_RUNTIME_CONFIG
+	set_board_info();
+#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/configs/rpi-common.h b/include/configs/rpi-common.h
index 06836cd5d8e916bd51197fdc55e9541952afcccc..58fe1f7a43591d8585c41becbe4ea4e3592e05a4 100644
--- a/include/configs/rpi-common.h
+++ b/include/configs/rpi-common.h
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@
 #include <config_distro_defaults.h>
 
 /* Environment */
+#define CONFIG_ENV_VARS_UBOOT_RUNTIME_CONFIG
 #define ENV_DEVICE_SETTINGS \
 	"stdin=serial,lcd\0" \
 	"stdout=serial,lcd\0" \