diff --git a/include/config_distro_bootcmd.h b/include/config_distro_bootcmd.h
index 676b351017f59c715f91effce0f73dffc8983d0c..90ab21a7279af5fc5a4669df3464021dc1a6eedc 100644
--- a/include/config_distro_bootcmd.h
+++ b/include/config_distro_bootcmd.h
@@ -202,9 +202,13 @@
 	\
 	BOOT_TARGET_DEVICES(BOOTENV_DEV)                                  \
 	\
-	"bootcmd=" BOOTENV_SET_SCSI_NEED_INIT                             \
+	"distro_bootcmd=" BOOTENV_SET_SCSI_NEED_INIT                      \
 		"for target in ${boot_targets}; do "                      \
 			"run bootcmd_${target}; "                         \
 		"done\0"
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND
+#define CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND "run distro_bootcmd"
+#endif
+
 #endif  /* _CONFIG_CMD_DISTRO_BOOTCMD_H */