diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fb02bba08f..a5ab5e3da9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2119,7 +2119,7 @@ tools/version.h: include/version.h
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
 	$(call if_changed,copy)
 
-envtools: scripts_basic $(version_h) $(timestamp_h) tools/version.h
+envtools: u-boot-initial-env scripts_basic $(version_h) $(timestamp_h) tools/version.h
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=tools/env
 
 tools-only: export TOOLS_ONLY=y
diff --git a/include/env_default.h b/include/env_default.h
index c0df39d62f..b16c22d5a2 100644
--- a/include/env_default.h
+++ b/include/env_default.h
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@
 #include <env_callback.h>
 #include <linux/stringify.h>
 
-#ifndef USE_HOSTCC
 #include <generated/environment.h>
-#endif
 
 #ifdef DEFAULT_ENV_INSTANCE_EMBEDDED
 env_t embedded_environment __UBOOT_ENV_SECTION__(environment) = {