diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/phytec-som-am335x/defaultenv-gsmk-owhw/boot/system0 b/arch/arm/boards/phytec-som-am335x/defaultenv-gsmk-owhw/boot/system0
index 79256caab..fd79fa623 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/phytec-som-am335x/defaultenv-gsmk-owhw/boot/system0
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/phytec-som-am335x/defaultenv-gsmk-owhw/boot/system0
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ global bootm.image.loadaddr=0x81000000
 if [ -e /mnt/system0/devicetree ]; then
     global bootm.oftree=/mnt/system0/devicetree
 fi
-global bootm.initrd=/mnt/system0/initramfs
+if [ -e /mnt/system0/initramfs ]; then
+    global bootm.initrd=/mnt/system0/initramfs
+fi
 
 global linux.bootargs.dyn.root="root=ubi0:system0 rootfstype=ubifs ro rauc.slot=system0"
 global linux.bootargs.dyn.mtd="mtdparts=omap2-nand.0:${nand0.partitions} ubi.mtd=root,2048"
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/phytec-som-am335x/defaultenv-gsmk-owhw/boot/system1 b/arch/arm/boards/phytec-som-am335x/defaultenv-gsmk-owhw/boot/system1
index c2dd45a66..720ac3ff4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/phytec-som-am335x/defaultenv-gsmk-owhw/boot/system1
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/phytec-som-am335x/defaultenv-gsmk-owhw/boot/system1
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ global bootm.image.loadaddr=0x81000000
 if [ -e /mnt/system1/devicetree ]; then
     global bootm.oftree=/mnt/system1/devicetree
 fi
-global bootm.initrd=/mnt/system1/initramfs
+if [ -e /mnt/system1/initramfs ]; then
+    global bootm.initrd=/mnt/system1/initramfs
+fi
 
 global linux.bootargs.dyn.root="root=ubi0:system1 rootfstype=ubifs ro rauc.slot=system1"
 global linux.bootargs.dyn.mtd="mtdparts=omap2-nand.0:${nand0.partitions} ubi.mtd=root,2048"