diff --git a/include/configs/sequoia.h b/include/configs/sequoia.h
index 1a460cde067e5c52cb1c13eaeb97ab35a354d056..00b92220c10f417fbd7941c8dd9c88aa7ecdffea 100644
--- a/include/configs/sequoia.h
+++ b/include/configs/sequoia.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
 #define CFG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH     1	/* use FLASH for environment vars	*/
 #else
 #define CFG_ENV_IS_IN_NAND	1	/* use NAND for environment vars	*/
+#define CFG_ENV_IS_EMBEDDED	1	/* use embedded environment */
 #endif
 
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/include/environment.h b/include/environment.h
index 26b07120da152166f250ce69f1b9073e4ae58ec6..af605ab7a9cefc5547ce23b91a7e4aef5fa4bb19 100644
--- a/include/environment.h
+++ b/include/environment.h
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@
 # ifdef CFG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND
 #  define CFG_REDUNDAND_ENVIRONMENT
 # endif
-# if defined(CONFIG_NAND_U_BOOT)
-/* Use embedded environment in NAND boot versions */
+# ifdef CFG_ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
 #  define ENV_IS_EMBEDDED	1
 # endif
 #endif /* CFG_ENV_IS_IN_NAND */