diff --git a/include/env_callback.h b/include/env_callback.h
index 47fdc6fa91..c583120c1c 100644
--- a/include/env_callback.h
+++ b/include/env_callback.h
@@ -68,8 +68,16 @@ void env_callback_init(ENTRY *var_entry);
  * when associated through the ".callbacks" environment variable, the callback
  * will be executed any time the variable is inserted, overwritten, or deleted.
  */
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
+#define U_BOOT_ENV_CALLBACK(name, callback) \
+	static inline void _u_boot_env_noop_##name(void) \
+	{ \
+		(void)callback; \
+	}
+#else
 #define U_BOOT_ENV_CALLBACK(name, callback) \
 	ll_entry_declare(struct env_clbk_tbl, name, env_clbk, env_clbk) = \
 	{#name, callback}
+#endif
 
 #endif /* __ENV_CALLBACK_H__ */