diff --git a/include/configs/m53evk.h b/include/configs/m53evk.h
index df6a2261099a6334a75dd79d3d13a0dad0b49557..ad9c39c16cabbfb508a2a7ded6c3c91f4dc2a0c4 100644
--- a/include/configs/m53evk.h
+++ b/include/configs/m53evk.h
@@ -348,10 +348,12 @@
 		"bootm ${kernel_addr_r}\0"				\
 	"try_bootscript="						\
 		"mmc rescan;"						\
+		"if test -e mmc 0:1 ${bootscript} ; then "		\
 		"if ext4load mmc 0:1 ${kernel_addr_r} ${bootscript};"	\
 		"then;"							\
 			"\techo Running bootscript...;"			\
 			"\tsource ${kernel_addr_r};"			\
+		"fi ; "							\
 		"fi\0"
 
 #endif	/* __M53EVK_CONFIG_H__ */