diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/phytec-som-am335x/defaultenv-sysmocom-odu/boot/rescue b/arch/arm/boards/phytec-som-am335x/defaultenv-sysmocom-odu/boot/rescue
index 41f53893d..4ec2a30b3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/phytec-som-am335x/defaultenv-sysmocom-odu/boot/rescue
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/phytec-som-am335x/defaultenv-sysmocom-odu/boot/rescue
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-global bootm.image=/mnt/rescue/boot/uImage
+global bootm.image=/mnt/rescue/kernel
 global bootm.image.loadaddr=0x81000000
-#global bootm.oftree=<path to oftree>
-#global bootm.initrd=<path to initrd>
+if [ -e /mnt/rescue/devicetree ]; then
+    global bootm.oftree=/mnt/rescue/devicetree
+fi
+global bootm.initrd=/mnt/rescue/initramfs
 
-global linux.bootargs.dyn.root="root=ubi0:rescue ubi.mtd=root,2048 rootfstype=ubifs ro rauc.slot=rescue"
-global linux.bootargs.dyn.mtd="mtdparts=omap2-nand.0:${nand0.partitions}"
+global linux.bootargs.dyn.root="rdinit=/sbin/init rauc.slot=rescue"
+global linux.bootargs.dyn.mtd="mtdparts=omap2-nand.0:${nand0.partitions} ubi.mtd=root,2048"
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/phytec-som-am335x/defaultenv-sysmocom-odu/boot/rescue-net b/arch/arm/boards/phytec-som-am335x/defaultenv-sysmocom-odu/boot/rescue-net
index ad0d479f4..1a30f0f59 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/phytec-som-am335x/defaultenv-sysmocom-odu/boot/rescue-net
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/phytec-som-am335x/defaultenv-sysmocom-odu/boot/rescue-net
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 
 global bootm.image=/mnt/tftp/linux/arch/arm/boot/zImage
 global bootm.image.loadaddr=0x81000000
-#global bootm.oftree=<path to oftree>
-#global bootm.initrd=<path to initrd>
+if [ -e /mnt/rescue/devicetree ]; then
+    global bootm.oftree=/mnt/rescue/devicetree
+fi
+global bootm.initrd=/mnt/rescue/initramfs
 
-global linux.bootargs.dyn.root="root=ubi0:rescue ubi.mtd=root,2048 rootfstype=ubifs ro rauc.slot=rescue"
-global linux.bootargs.dyn.mtd="mtdparts=omap2-nand.0:${nand0.partitions}"
+global linux.bootargs.dyn.root="rdinit=/sbin/init rauc.slot=rescue"
+global linux.bootargs.dyn.mtd="mtdparts=omap2-nand.0:${nand0.partitions} ubi.mtd=root,2048"
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/phytec-som-am335x/defaultenv-sysmocom-odu/boot/system0 b/arch/arm/boards/phytec-som-am335x/defaultenv-sysmocom-odu/boot/system0
index e54f832b8..79256caab 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/phytec-som-am335x/defaultenv-sysmocom-odu/boot/system0
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/phytec-som-am335x/defaultenv-sysmocom-odu/boot/system0
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ if [ -e /mnt/system0/devicetree ]; then
 fi
 global bootm.initrd=/mnt/system0/initramfs
 
-global linux.bootargs.dyn.root="root=ubi0:system0 ubi.mtd=root,2048 rootfstype=ubifs ro rauc.slot=system0"
-global linux.bootargs.dyn.mtd="mtdparts=omap2-nand.0:${nand0.partitions}"
+global linux.bootargs.dyn.root="root=ubi0:system0 rootfstype=ubifs ro rauc.slot=system0"
+global linux.bootargs.dyn.mtd="mtdparts=omap2-nand.0:${nand0.partitions} ubi.mtd=root,2048"
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/phytec-som-am335x/defaultenv-sysmocom-odu/boot/system1 b/arch/arm/boards/phytec-som-am335x/defaultenv-sysmocom-odu/boot/system1
index b9606d9e7..c2dd45a66 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/phytec-som-am335x/defaultenv-sysmocom-odu/boot/system1
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/phytec-som-am335x/defaultenv-sysmocom-odu/boot/system1
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ if [ -e /mnt/system1/devicetree ]; then
 fi
 global bootm.initrd=/mnt/system1/initramfs
 
-global linux.bootargs.dyn.root="root=ubi0:system1 ubi.mtd=root,2048 rootfstype=ubifs ro rauc.slot=system1"
-global linux.bootargs.dyn.mtd="mtdparts=omap2-nand.0:${nand0.partitions}"
+global linux.bootargs.dyn.root="root=ubi0:system1 rootfstype=ubifs ro rauc.slot=system1"
+global linux.bootargs.dyn.mtd="mtdparts=omap2-nand.0:${nand0.partitions} ubi.mtd=root,2048"