diff --git a/common/env_dataflash.c b/common/env_dataflash.c
index 38c96157b9..0591b999ad 100644
--- a/common/env_dataflash.c
+++ b/common/env_dataflash.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 env_t *env_ptr;
 
 char *env_name_spec = "dataflash";
+static char env_buf[CONFIG_ENV_SIZE];
 
 uchar env_get_char_spec(int index)
 {
@@ -42,11 +43,9 @@ uchar env_get_char_spec(int index)
 
 void env_relocate_spec(void)
 {
-	char buf[CONFIG_ENV_SIZE];
+	read_dataflash(CONFIG_ENV_ADDR, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE, env_buf);
 
-	read_dataflash(CONFIG_ENV_ADDR, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE, buf);
-
-	env_import(buf, 1);
+	env_import(env_buf, 1);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND
@@ -55,20 +54,20 @@ void env_relocate_spec(void)
 
 int saveenv(void)
 {
-	env_t	env_new;
+	env_t	*env_new = (env_t *)env_buf;
 	ssize_t	len;
 	char	*res;
 
-	res = (char *)&env_new.data;
+	res = (char *)env_new->data;
 	len = hexport_r(&env_htab, '\0', 0, &res, ENV_SIZE, 0, NULL);
 	if (len < 0) {
 		error("Cannot export environment: errno = %d\n", errno);
 		return 1;
 	}
-	env_new.crc = crc32(0, env_new.data, ENV_SIZE);
+	env_new->crc = crc32(0, env_new->data, ENV_SIZE);
 
 	return write_dataflash(CONFIG_ENV_ADDR,
-				(unsigned long)&env_new,
+				(unsigned long)env_new,
 				CONFIG_ENV_SIZE);
 }
 
diff --git a/common/env_eeprom.c b/common/env_eeprom.c
index 45c935b6df..b136f04ebe 100644
--- a/common/env_eeprom.c
+++ b/common/env_eeprom.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 env_t *env_ptr;
+static char env_buf[CONFIG_ENV_SIZE];
 
 char *env_name_spec = "EEPROM";
 int env_eeprom_bus = -1;
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ uchar env_get_char_spec(int index)
 
 void env_relocate_spec(void)
 {
-	char buf[CONFIG_ENV_SIZE];
+	char *buf = env_buf;
 	unsigned int off = CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ void env_relocate_spec(void)
 
 int saveenv(void)
 {
-	env_t	env_new;
+	env_t	*env_new = (env_t *)env_buf;
 	ssize_t	len;
 	char	*res;
 	int	rc;
@@ -138,13 +139,13 @@ int saveenv(void)
 
 	BUG_ON(env_ptr != NULL);
 
-	res = (char *)&env_new.data;
+	res = (char *)env_new->data;
 	len = hexport_r(&env_htab, '\0', 0, &res, ENV_SIZE, 0, NULL);
 	if (len < 0) {
 		error("Cannot export environment: errno = %d\n", errno);
 		return 1;
 	}
-	env_new.crc = crc32(0, env_new.data, ENV_SIZE);
+	env_new->crc = crc32(0, env_new->data, ENV_SIZE);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND
 	if (gd->env_valid == 1) {
@@ -152,11 +153,11 @@ int saveenv(void)
 		off_red	= CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET;
 	}
 
-	env_new.flags = ACTIVE_FLAG;
+	env_new->flags = ACTIVE_FLAG;
 #endif
 
 	rc = eeprom_bus_write(CONFIG_SYS_DEF_EEPROM_ADDR,
-			      off, (uchar *)&env_new, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE);
+			      off, (uchar *)env_new, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND
 	if (rc == 0) {
diff --git a/common/env_fat.c b/common/env_fat.c
index c0f18ab97d..dd7139d4de 100644
--- a/common/env_fat.c
+++ b/common/env_fat.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 char *env_name_spec = "FAT";
 
 env_t *env_ptr;
+static char env_buf[CONFIG_ENV_SIZE];
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ int env_init(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMD_SAVEENV
 int saveenv(void)
 {
-	env_t	env_new;
+	env_t	*env_new = env_buf;
 	ssize_t	len;
 	char	*res;
 	block_dev_desc_t *dev_desc = NULL;
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 	int part = FAT_ENV_PART;
 	int err;
 
-	res = (char *)&env_new.data;
+	res = (char *)env_new->data;
 	len = hexport_r(&env_htab, '\0', 0, &res, ENV_SIZE, 0, NULL);
 	if (len < 0) {
 		error("Cannot export environment: errno = %d\n", errno);
@@ -95,8 +96,8 @@ int saveenv(void)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	env_new.crc = crc32(0, env_new.data, ENV_SIZE);
-	err = file_fat_write(FAT_ENV_FILE, (void *)&env_new, sizeof(env_t));
+	env_new->crc = crc32(0, env_new->data, ENV_SIZE);
+	err = file_fat_write(FAT_ENV_FILE, (void *)env_new, sizeof(env_t));
 	if (err == -1) {
 		printf("\n** Unable to write \"%s\" from %s%d:%d **\n",
 			FAT_ENV_FILE, FAT_ENV_INTERFACE, dev, part);
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 
 void env_relocate_spec(void)
 {
-	char buf[CONFIG_ENV_SIZE];
+	char *buf = env_buf;
 	block_dev_desc_t *dev_desc = NULL;
 	int dev = FAT_ENV_DEVICE;
 	int part = FAT_ENV_PART;
diff --git a/common/env_mmc.c b/common/env_mmc.c
index 02bd5aed10..f5680134b2 100644
--- a/common/env_mmc.c
+++ b/common/env_mmc.c
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ env_t *env_ptr = &environment;
 env_t *env_ptr;
 #endif /* ENV_IS_EMBEDDED */
 
+DEFINE_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(char, env_buf, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE);
+
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 #if !defined(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET)
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ static inline int write_env(struct mmc *mmc, unsigned long size,
 
 int saveenv(void)
 {
-	ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(env_t, env_new, 1);
+	env_t *env_new = (env_t *)env_buf;
 	ssize_t	len;
 	char	*res;
 	struct mmc *mmc = find_mmc_device(CONFIG_SYS_MMC_ENV_DEV);
@@ -127,7 +129,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 		goto fini;
 	}
 
-	res = (char *)&env_new->data;
+	res = (char *)env_new->data;
 	len = hexport_r(&env_htab, '\0', 0, &res, ENV_SIZE, 0, NULL);
 	if (len < 0) {
 		error("Cannot export environment: errno = %d\n", errno);
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 		goto fini;
 	}
 
-	env_new->crc = crc32(0, &env_new->data[0], ENV_SIZE);
+	env_new->crc = crc32(0, env_new->data, ENV_SIZE);
 	printf("Writing to MMC(%d)... ", CONFIG_SYS_MMC_ENV_DEV);
 	if (write_env(mmc, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE, offset, (u_char *)env_new)) {
 		puts("failed\n");
@@ -169,7 +171,6 @@ static inline int read_env(struct mmc *mmc, unsigned long size,
 void env_relocate_spec(void)
 {
 #if !defined(ENV_IS_EMBEDDED)
-	ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(char, buf, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE);
 	struct mmc *mmc = find_mmc_device(CONFIG_SYS_MMC_ENV_DEV);
 	u32 offset;
 	int ret;
@@ -184,12 +185,12 @@ void env_relocate_spec(void)
 		goto fini;
 	}
 
-	if (read_env(mmc, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE, offset, buf)) {
+	if (read_env(mmc, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE, offset, env_buf)) {
 		ret = 1;
 		goto fini;
 	}
 
-	env_import(buf, 1);
+	env_import(env_buf, 1);
 	ret = 0;
 
 fini:
diff --git a/common/env_nand.c b/common/env_nand.c
index 5b69889c02..8cc2055eb3 100644
--- a/common/env_nand.c
+++ b/common/env_nand.c
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ env_t *env_ptr = (env_t *)CONFIG_NAND_ENV_DST;
 env_t *env_ptr;
 #endif /* ENV_IS_EMBEDDED */
 
+DEFINE_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(char, env_buf, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE);
+
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 /*
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ static unsigned char env_flags;
 
 int saveenv(void)
 {
-	env_t	env_new;
+	env_t	*env_new = (env_t *)env_buf;
 	ssize_t	len;
 	char	*res;
 	int	ret = 0;
@@ -185,14 +187,14 @@ int saveenv(void)
 	if (CONFIG_ENV_RANGE < CONFIG_ENV_SIZE)
 		return 1;
 
-	res = (char *)&env_new.data;
+	res = (char *)env_new->data;
 	len = hexport_r(&env_htab, '\0', 0, &res, ENV_SIZE, 0, NULL);
 	if (len < 0) {
 		error("Cannot export environment: errno = %d\n", errno);
 		return 1;
 	}
-	env_new.crc	= crc32(0, env_new.data, ENV_SIZE);
-	env_new.flags	= ++env_flags; /* increase the serial */
+	env_new->crc	= crc32(0, env_new->data, ENV_SIZE);
+	env_new->flags	= ++env_flags; /* increase the serial */
 
 	if (gd->env_valid == 1) {
 		puts("Erasing redundant NAND...\n");
@@ -201,7 +203,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 			return 1;
 
 		puts("Writing to redundant NAND... ");
-		ret = writeenv(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND, (u_char *)&env_new);
+		ret = writeenv(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND, (u_char *)env_new);
 	} else {
 		puts("Erasing NAND...\n");
 		nand_erase_options.offset = CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET;
@@ -209,7 +211,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 			return 1;
 
 		puts("Writing to NAND... ");
-		ret = writeenv(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET, (u_char *)&env_new);
+		ret = writeenv(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET, (u_char *)env_new);
 	}
 	if (ret) {
 		puts("FAILED!\n");
@@ -226,7 +228,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 int saveenv(void)
 {
 	int	ret = 0;
-	ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(env_t, env_new, 1);
+	env_t	*env_new = (env_t *)env_buf;
 	ssize_t	len;
 	char	*res;
 	nand_erase_options_t nand_erase_options;
@@ -238,7 +240,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 	if (CONFIG_ENV_RANGE < CONFIG_ENV_SIZE)
 		return 1;
 
-	res = (char *)&env_new->data;
+	res = (char *)env_new->data;
 	len = hexport_r(&env_htab, '\0', 0, &res, ENV_SIZE, 0, NULL);
 	if (len < 0) {
 		error("Cannot export environment: errno = %d\n", errno);
@@ -404,7 +406,6 @@ void env_relocate_spec(void)
 {
 #if !defined(ENV_IS_EMBEDDED)
 	int ret;
-	ALLOC_CACHE_ALIGN_BUFFER(char, buf, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_OOB)
 	ret = get_nand_env_oob(&nand_info[0], &nand_env_oob_offset);
@@ -420,13 +421,13 @@ void env_relocate_spec(void)
 	}
 #endif
 
-	ret = readenv(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET, (u_char *)buf);
+	ret = readenv(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET, (u_char *)env_buf);
 	if (ret) {
 		set_default_env("!readenv() failed");
 		return;
 	}
 
-	env_import(buf, 1);
+	env_import(env_buf, 1);
 #endif /* ! ENV_IS_EMBEDDED */
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND */
diff --git a/common/env_nvram.c b/common/env_nvram.c
index eab0e7be0e..ff74a6c2c6 100644
--- a/common/env_nvram.c
+++ b/common/env_nvram.c
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ env_t *env_ptr = (env_t *)CONFIG_ENV_ADDR;
 
 char *env_name_spec = "NVRAM";
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_NVRAM_ACCESS_ROUTINE
+static char env_buf[CONFIG_ENV_SIZE];
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_NVRAM_ACCESS_ROUTINE
 uchar env_get_char_spec(int index)
 {
@@ -72,36 +76,38 @@ uchar env_get_char_spec(int index)
 
 void env_relocate_spec(void)
 {
-	char buf[CONFIG_ENV_SIZE];
+	char *buf;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYS_NVRAM_ACCESS_ROUTINE)
+	buf = env_buf;
 	nvram_read(buf, CONFIG_ENV_ADDR, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE);
 #else
-	memcpy(buf, (void *)CONFIG_ENV_ADDR, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE);
+	buf = (void *)CONFIG_ENV_ADDR;
 #endif
 	env_import(buf, 1);
 }
 
 int saveenv(void)
 {
-	env_t	env_new;
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_NVRAM_ACCESS_ROUTINE
+	env_t	*env_new = (env_t *)env_buf;
+#else
+	env_t	*env_new = (env_t *)CONFIG_ENV_ADDR;
+#endif
 	ssize_t	len;
 	char	*res;
 	int	rcode = 0;
 
-	res = (char *)&env_new.data;
+	res = (char *)env_new->data;
 	len = hexport_r(&env_htab, '\0', 0, &res, ENV_SIZE, 0, NULL);
 	if (len < 0) {
 		error("Cannot export environment: errno = %d\n", errno);
 		return 1;
 	}
-	env_new.crc = crc32(0, env_new.data, ENV_SIZE);
+	env_new->crc = crc32(0, env_new->data, ENV_SIZE);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_NVRAM_ACCESS_ROUTINE
-	nvram_write(CONFIG_ENV_ADDR, &env_new, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE);
-#else
-	if (memcpy((char *)CONFIG_ENV_ADDR, &env_new, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE) == NULL)
-		rcode = 1;
+	nvram_write(CONFIG_ENV_ADDR, env_new, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE);
 #endif
 	return rcode;
 }
@@ -115,7 +121,7 @@ int env_init(void)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYS_NVRAM_ACCESS_ROUTINE)
 	ulong crc;
-	uchar data[ENV_SIZE];
+	uchar *data = env_buf;
 
 	nvram_read(&crc, CONFIG_ENV_ADDR, sizeof(ulong));
 	nvram_read(data, CONFIG_ENV_ADDR + sizeof(ulong), ENV_SIZE);
diff --git a/common/env_onenand.c b/common/env_onenand.c
index faa903d2f0..6fd5613eeb 100644
--- a/common/env_onenand.c
+++ b/common/env_onenand.c
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ char *env_name_spec = "OneNAND";
 #define ONENAND_MAX_ENV_SIZE	CONFIG_ENV_SIZE
 #define ONENAND_ENV_SIZE(mtd)	(ONENAND_MAX_ENV_SIZE - ENV_HEADER_SIZE)
 
+static char env_buf[CONFIG_ENV_SIZE];
+
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 void env_relocate_spec(void)
@@ -56,8 +58,7 @@ void env_relocate_spec(void)
 	char *buf = (char *)&environment;
 #else
 	loff_t env_addr = CONFIG_ENV_ADDR;
-	char onenand_env[ONENAND_MAX_ENV_SIZE];
-	char *buf = (char *)&onenand_env[0];
+	char *buf = env_buf;
 #endif /* ENV_IS_EMBEDDED */
 
 #ifndef ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ void env_relocate_spec(void)
 
 int saveenv(void)
 {
-	env_t	env_new;
+	env_t	*env_new = env_buf;
 	ssize_t	len;
 	char	*res;
 	struct mtd_info *mtd = &onenand_mtd;
@@ -94,13 +95,13 @@ int saveenv(void)
 		.callback	= NULL,
 	};
 
-	res = (char *)&env_new.data;
+	res = (char *)env_new->data;
 	len = hexport_r(&env_htab, '\0', 0, &res, ENV_SIZE, 0, NULL);
 	if (len < 0) {
 		error("Cannot export environment: errno = %d\n", errno);
 		return 1;
 	}
-	env_new.crc = crc32(0, env_new.data, ENV_SIZE);
+	env_new->crc = crc32(0, env_new->data, ENV_SIZE);
 
 	instr.len = CONFIG_ENV_SIZE;
 #ifdef CONFIG_ENV_ADDR_FLEX
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 	}
 
 	if (mtd->write(mtd, env_addr, ONENAND_MAX_ENV_SIZE, &retlen,
-			(u_char *)&env_new)) {
+			(u_char *)env_new)) {
 		printf("OneNAND: write failed at 0x%llx\n", instr.addr);
 		return 2;
 	}
diff --git a/common/env_sf.c b/common/env_sf.c
index d9e9085461..9a592ba956 100644
--- a/common/env_sf.c
+++ b/common/env_sf.c
@@ -58,11 +58,12 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 char *env_name_spec = "SPI Flash";
 
 static struct spi_flash *env_flash;
+static char env_buf[CONFIG_ENV_SIZE];
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND)
 int saveenv(void)
 {
-	env_t	env_new;
+	env_t	*env_new = (env_t *)env_buf;
 	ssize_t	len;
 	char	*res, *saved_buffer = NULL, flag = OBSOLETE_FLAG;
 	u32	saved_size, saved_offset, sector = 1;
@@ -78,14 +79,14 @@ int saveenv(void)
 		}
 	}
 
-	res = (char *)&env_new.data;
+	res = (char *)env_new->data;
 	len = hexport_r(&env_htab, '\0', 0, &res, ENV_SIZE, 0, NULL);
 	if (len < 0) {
 		error("Cannot export environment: errno = %d\n", errno);
 		return 1;
 	}
-	env_new.crc	= crc32(0, env_new.data, ENV_SIZE);
-	env_new.flags	= ACTIVE_FLAG;
+	env_new->crc	= crc32(0, env_new->data, ENV_SIZE);
+	env_new->flags	= ACTIVE_FLAG;
 
 	if (gd->env_valid == 1) {
 		env_new_offset = CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND;
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 	puts("Writing to SPI flash...");
 
 	ret = spi_flash_write(env_flash, env_new_offset,
-		CONFIG_ENV_SIZE, &env_new);
+		CONFIG_ENV_SIZE, env_new);
 	if (ret)
 		goto done;
 
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 	}
 
 	ret = spi_flash_write(env_flash, env_offset + offsetof(env_t, flags),
-				sizeof(env_new.flags), &flag);
+				sizeof(env_new->flags), &flag);
 	if (ret)
 		goto done;
 
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 	u32	saved_size, saved_offset, sector = 1;
 	char	*res, *saved_buffer = NULL;
 	int	ret = 1;
-	env_t	env_new;
+	env_t	*env_new = (env_t *)env_buf;
 	ssize_t	len;
 
 	if (!env_flash) {
@@ -276,13 +277,13 @@ int saveenv(void)
 			sector++;
 	}
 
-	res = (char *)&env_new.data;
+	res = (char *)env_new->data;
 	len = hexport_r(&env_htab, '\0', 0, &res, ENV_SIZE, 0, NULL);
 	if (len < 0) {
 		error("Cannot export environment: errno = %d\n", errno);
 		goto done;
 	}
-	env_new.crc = crc32(0, env_new.data, ENV_SIZE);
+	env_new->crc = crc32(0, env_new->data, ENV_SIZE);
 
 	puts("Erasing SPI flash...");
 	ret = spi_flash_erase(env_flash, CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET,
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 
 	puts("Writing to SPI flash...");
 	ret = spi_flash_write(env_flash, CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET,
-		CONFIG_ENV_SIZE, &env_new);
+		CONFIG_ENV_SIZE, env_new);
 	if (ret)
 		goto done;
 
@@ -315,7 +316,7 @@ int saveenv(void)
 
 void env_relocate_spec(void)
 {
-	char buf[CONFIG_ENV_SIZE];
+	char *buf = env_buf;
 	int ret;
 
 	env_flash = spi_flash_probe(CONFIG_ENV_SPI_BUS, CONFIG_ENV_SPI_CS,