diff --git a/env/common.c b/env/common.c
index 8beb8e6aa4..0ecdb248a0 100644
--- a/env/common.c
+++ b/env/common.c
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ int env_check_redund(const char *buf1, int buf1_read_fail,
 				tmp_env2->crc;
 
 	if (!crc1_ok && !crc2_ok) {
+		gd->env_valid = ENV_INVALID;
 		return -ENOMSG; /* needed for env_load() */
 	} else if (crc1_ok && !crc2_ok) {
 		gd->env_valid = ENV_VALID;