diff --git a/Kconfig b/Kconfig
index 1263d0b612dd0668e0264d08b6cdef70bcb97853..f3a9f73dd0f3fbff3a7335e68f98259afed8bb61 100644
--- a/Kconfig
+++ b/Kconfig
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ config CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE
 config DISTRO_DEFAULTS
 	bool "Select defaults suitable for booting general purpose Linux distributions"
 	default y if ARCH_SUNXI
+	default y if ARCH_LS2080A
 	default n
 	select CMD_BOOTZ if ARM && !ARM64
 	select CMD_BOOTI if ARM64
diff --git a/include/configs/ls2080ardb.h b/include/configs/ls2080ardb.h
index b9cb6d38795f39890f53cdfdf1ddea46bb6eeecb..32fa0eb3ee383f285f0837b33f262e8fe1b4a4fd 100644
--- a/include/configs/ls2080ardb.h
+++ b/include/configs/ls2080ardb.h
@@ -316,10 +316,25 @@ unsigned long get_board_sys_clk(void);
 #define CONFIG_USB_MAX_CONTROLLER_COUNT         2
 #define CONFIG_SYS_USB_XHCI_MAX_ROOT_PORTS      2
 
+#undef CONFIG_CMDLINE_EDITING
+#include <config_distro_defaults.h>
+
+#define BOOT_TARGET_DEVICES(func) \
+	func(USB, usb, 0) \
+	func(MMC, mmc, 0) \
+	func(SCSI, scsi, 0) \
+	func(DHCP, dhcp, na)
+#include <config_distro_bootcmd.h>
+
 /* Initial environment variables */
 #undef CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS
 #define CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS		\
 	"hwconfig=fsl_ddr:bank_intlv=auto\0"	\
+	"scriptaddr=0x80800000\0"		\
+	"kernel_addr_r=0x81000000\0"		\
+	"pxefile_addr_r=0x81000000\0"		\
+	"fdt_addr_r=0x88000000\0"		\
+	"ramdisk_addr_r=0x89000000\0"		\
 	"loadaddr=0x80100000\0"			\
 	"kernel_addr=0x100000\0"		\
 	"ramdisk_addr=0x800000\0"		\
@@ -329,8 +344,10 @@ unsigned long get_board_sys_clk(void);
 	"kernel_start=0x581100000\0"		\
 	"kernel_load=0xa0000000\0"		\
 	"kernel_size=0x2800000\0"		\
+	"fdtfile=fsl-ls2080a-rdb.dtb\0"		\
 	"mcinitcmd=fsl_mc start mc 0x580300000"	\
-	" 0x580800000 \0"
+	" 0x580800000 \0"			\
+	BOOTENV
 
 #undef CONFIG_BOOTARGS
 #define CONFIG_BOOTARGS		"console=ttyS1,115200 root=/dev/ram0 " \
@@ -338,6 +355,13 @@ unsigned long get_board_sys_clk(void);
 				"ramdisk_size=0x2000000 default_hugepagesz=2m" \
 				" hugepagesz=2m hugepages=256"
 
+#undef CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND
+/* Try to boot an on-NOR kernel first, then do normal distro boot */
+#define CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND "run mcinitcmd && fsl_mc lazyapply dpl 0x580700000" \
+			   " && cp.b $kernel_start $kernel_load $kernel_size" \
+			   " && bootm $kernel_load" \
+			   " || run distro_bootcmd"
+
 /* MAC/PHY configuration */
 #ifdef CONFIG_FSL_MC_ENET
 #define CONFIG_PHYLIB_10G