diff --git a/common/cmd_elf.c b/common/cmd_elf.c
index 1d92bb37d..0e3d56f6b 100644
--- a/common/cmd_elf.c
+++ b/common/cmd_elf.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ int do_bootelf (cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *argv[])
  * be either an ELF image or a raw binary.  Will attempt to setup the
  * bootline and other parameters correctly.
  * ====================================================================== */
-int do_bootvx ( cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *argv[])
+int do_bootvx (cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	unsigned long addr;		/* Address of image            */
 	unsigned long bootaddr;		/* Address to put the bootline */
@@ -96,12 +96,10 @@ int do_bootvx ( cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *argv[])
 	 * If we don't know where the image is then we're done.
 	 */
 
-	if ((tmp = getenv ("loadaddr")) != NULL) {
-		addr = simple_strtoul (tmp, NULL, 16);
-	} else {
-		puts ("No load address provided\n");
-		return 1;
-	}
+	if (argc < 2)
+		addr = load_addr;
+	else
+		addr = simple_strtoul (argv[1], NULL, 16);
 
 #if (CONFIG_COMMANDS & CFG_CMD_NET)
 	/* Check to see if we need to tftp the image ourselves before starting */