diff --git a/board/adi/common-sc598-som/sc598-som.c b/board/adi/common-sc598-som/sc598-som.c
index 96b73520e66a..0612c9d907a9 100644
--- a/board/adi/common-sc598-som/sc598-som.c
+++ b/board/adi/common-sc598-som/sc598-som.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <asm/arch-adi/sc5xx/sc5xx.h>
 #include <asm/arch-adi/sc5xx/soc.h>
 #include <asm/armv8/mmu.h>
+#include <asm/io.h>
 
 #include "../carriers/somcrr.h"
 
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ int board_phy_config(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 int board_init(void)
 {
+	u32 bmode = (readl(0x3108C004) & 0x00000F00) >> 8;
+
 	sc59x_remap_ospi();
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ADI_CARRIER_SOMCRR_EZKIT) ||
@@ -30,5 +33,11 @@ int board_init(void)
 
 	sc5xx_enable_rgmii();
 
+	if (bmode == 2) {
+		env_set("bootcmd", "spiboot");
+	} else if (bmode == 6) {
+		env_set("bootcmd", "emmcboot");
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }