diff --git a/defaultenv/bin/_update b/defaultenv/bin/_update
index e7cf1496e..8e27ee10c 100644
--- a/defaultenv/bin/_update
+++ b/defaultenv/bin/_update
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ if [ ! -e "$part" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ x$mode = xtftp -o x$mode = xnfs ]; then
-	if [ x$ip = xdhcp ]; then
+	if [ x$ip = xdhcp -o x$ip = "xdhcp-barebox" ]; then
 		dhcp
 	fi