diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/Kconfig
index f4f5ebfe0c..9c5b1af8b5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/Kconfig
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ config TARGET_QEMU_PPCE500
 	bool "Support qemu-ppce500"
 	select ARCH_QEMU_E500
 	select PHYS_64BIT
+	select SYS_RAMBOOT
 	imply OF_HAS_PRIOR_STAGE
 
 config TARGET_T1024RDB
diff --git a/boot/Kconfig b/boot/Kconfig
index ee0dc90e93..e7a4d538d1 100644
--- a/boot/Kconfig
+++ b/boot/Kconfig
@@ -555,8 +555,12 @@ config CHROMEOS_VBOOT
 	  distinguishing between booting Chrome OS in a basic way (developer
 	  mode) and a full boot.
 
+config SYS_RAMBOOT
+	bool
+
 config RAMBOOT_PBL
 	bool "Freescale PBL(pre-boot loader) image format support"
+	select SYS_RAMBOOT if PPC
 	help
 	  Some SoCs use PBL to load RCW and/or pre-initialization instructions.
 	  For more details refer to doc/README.pblimage
diff --git a/include/configs/MPC837XERDB.h b/include/configs/MPC837XERDB.h
index fc55e5c2f6..b6621f9a07 100644
--- a/include/configs/MPC837XERDB.h
+++ b/include/configs/MPC837XERDB.h
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@
  * The reserved memory
  */
 
-#if (CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE < CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE)
-#define CONFIG_SYS_RAMBOOT
-#else
-#undef	CONFIG_SYS_RAMBOOT
-#endif
-
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_LEN	(512 * 1024) /* Reserve 512 kB for Mon */
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/configs/P1010RDB.h b/include/configs/P1010RDB.h
index aea744c826..b5e0e2901f 100644
--- a/include/configs/P1010RDB.h
+++ b/include/configs/P1010RDB.h
@@ -342,12 +342,6 @@ extern unsigned long get_sdram_size(void);
 					FTIM2_GPCM_TWP(0x1f))
 #define CONFIG_SYS_CS3_FTIM3		0x0
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_RAMBOOT_SDCARD) || defined(CONFIG_RAMBOOT_SPIFLASH)
-#define CONFIG_SYS_RAMBOOT
-#else
-#undef CONFIG_SYS_RAMBOOT
-#endif
-
 #define CONFIG_SYS_INIT_RAM_LOCK
 #define CONFIG_SYS_INIT_RAM_ADDR	0xffd00000 /* stack in RAM */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_INIT_RAM_SIZE	0x00004000 /* End of used area in RAM */
diff --git a/include/configs/P2041RDB.h b/include/configs/P2041RDB.h
index 2dc7da6216..72dd39d230 100644
--- a/include/configs/P2041RDB.h
+++ b/include/configs/P2041RDB.h
@@ -129,10 +129,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_ERASE_TOUT	60000		/* Erase Timeout (ms) */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WRITE_TOUT	500		/* Write Timeout (ms) */
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_RAMBOOT_PBL)
-#define CONFIG_SYS_RAMBOOT
-#endif
-
 /* Nand Flash */
 #ifdef CONFIG_NAND_FSL_ELBC
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NAND_BASE		0xffa00000
diff --git a/include/configs/T102xRDB.h b/include/configs/T102xRDB.h
index 159002d1ed..a93e9d0b58 100644
--- a/include/configs/T102xRDB.h
+++ b/include/configs/T102xRDB.h
@@ -287,10 +287,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_CS1_FTIM3		CONFIG_SYS_NAND_FTIM3
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_RAMBOOT_PBL)
-#define CONFIG_SYS_RAMBOOT
-#endif
-
 #define CONFIG_HWCONFIG
 
 /* define to use L1 as initial stack */
diff --git a/include/configs/T104xRDB.h b/include/configs/T104xRDB.h
index 25d82db0f8..365640dffc 100644
--- a/include/configs/T104xRDB.h
+++ b/include/configs/T104xRDB.h
@@ -259,10 +259,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_CS1_FTIM3		CONFIG_SYS_NAND_FTIM3
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_RAMBOOT_PBL)
-#define CONFIG_SYS_RAMBOOT
-#endif
-
 #define CONFIG_HWCONFIG
 
 /* define to use L1 as initial stack */
diff --git a/include/configs/T208xQDS.h b/include/configs/T208xQDS.h
index 969e7f728f..2faec638e2 100644
--- a/include/configs/T208xQDS.h
+++ b/include/configs/T208xQDS.h
@@ -267,10 +267,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_CS2_FTIM3		CONFIG_SYS_NAND_FTIM3
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_RAMBOOT_PBL)
-#define CONFIG_SYS_RAMBOOT
-#endif
-
 #define CONFIG_HWCONFIG
 
 /* define to use L1 as initial stack */
diff --git a/include/configs/T208xRDB.h b/include/configs/T208xRDB.h
index 098125989e..5ed9e1badb 100644
--- a/include/configs/T208xRDB.h
+++ b/include/configs/T208xRDB.h
@@ -226,10 +226,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_CS1_FTIM3		CONFIG_SYS_NAND_FTIM3
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_RAMBOOT_PBL)
-#define CONFIG_SYS_RAMBOOT
-#endif
-
 #define CONFIG_HWCONFIG
 
 /* define to use L1 as initial stack */
diff --git a/include/configs/T4240RDB.h b/include/configs/T4240RDB.h
index 6ec3c6a8c0..96e8ff4842 100644
--- a/include/configs/T4240RDB.h
+++ b/include/configs/T4240RDB.h
@@ -321,10 +321,6 @@
 					FTIM2_GPCM_TWP(0x1f))
 #define CONFIG_SYS_CS3_FTIM3		0x0
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_RAMBOOT_PBL)
-#define CONFIG_SYS_RAMBOOT
-#endif
-
 /* I2C */
 #define I2C_MUX_PCA_ADDR_PRI		0x77 /* I2C bus multiplexer,primary */
 #define I2C_MUX_PCA_ADDR_SEC		0x76 /* I2C bus multiplexer,secondary */
diff --git a/include/configs/corenet_ds.h b/include/configs/corenet_ds.h
index d8ad456881..66bd5cb9c0 100644
--- a/include/configs/corenet_ds.h
+++ b/include/configs/corenet_ds.h
@@ -119,10 +119,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_ERASE_TOUT	60000		/* Flash Erase Timeout (ms) */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WRITE_TOUT	500		/* Flash Write Timeout (ms) */
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_RAMBOOT_PBL)
-#define CONFIG_SYS_RAMBOOT
-#endif
-
 /* Nand Flash */
 #ifdef CONFIG_NAND_FSL_ELBC
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NAND_BASE		0xffa00000
diff --git a/include/configs/km/km-mpc83xx.h b/include/configs/km/km-mpc83xx.h
index c8929814aa..9f76f48a5c 100644
--- a/include/configs/km/km-mpc83xx.h
+++ b/include/configs/km/km-mpc83xx.h
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@
  */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE		0xF0000000
 
-#if (CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE < CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE)
-#define CONFIG_SYS_RAMBOOT
-#endif
-
 /* Reserve 768 kB for Mon */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_LEN		(768 * 1024)
 
@@ -81,10 +77,6 @@
  * Environment
  */
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_SYS_RAMBOOT
-/* Address and size of Redundant Environment Sector	*/
-#endif /* CFG_SYS_RAMBOOT */
-
 /*
  * Environment Configuration
  */
diff --git a/include/configs/p1_p2_rdb_pc.h b/include/configs/p1_p2_rdb_pc.h
index f4bf2ab830..1c234c76a5 100644
--- a/include/configs/p1_p2_rdb_pc.h
+++ b/include/configs/p1_p2_rdb_pc.h
@@ -414,8 +414,6 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_TPL_BUILD
 #define SPL_ENV_ADDR		(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_L2_ADDR + (160 << 10))
 #endif
-#elif defined(CONFIG_SYS_RAMBOOT)
-#define SPL_ENV_ADDR		(CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE - 0x1000)
 #endif
 
 #define CONFIG_LOADS_ECHO		/* echo on for serial download */
diff --git a/include/configs/qemu-ppce500.h b/include/configs/qemu-ppce500.h
index 451ae0e1e6..ce60a3c742 100644
--- a/include/configs/qemu-ppce500.h
+++ b/include/configs/qemu-ppce500.h
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 #ifndef __QEMU_PPCE500_H
 #define __QEMU_PPCE500_H
 
-#define CONFIG_SYS_RAMBOOT
-
 /* Needed to fill the ccsrbar pointer */
 
 /* Virtual address to CCSRBAR */