diff --git a/README b/README
index dee0e674a..744f6bf59 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -2305,6 +2305,11 @@ The following definitions that deal with the placement and management
 of environment data (variable area); in general, we support the
 following configurations:
 
+- CONFIG_BUILD_ENVCRC:
+
+	Builds up envcrc with the target environment so that external utils
+	may easily extract it and embed it in final U-Boot images.
+
 - CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH:
 
 	Define this if the environment is in flash memory.
diff --git a/common/Makefile b/common/Makefile
index 3781738e1..a92a75fe9 100644
--- a/common/Makefile
+++ b/common/Makefile
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ COBJS-y += env_common.o
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_DATAFLASH) += env_dataflash.o
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_EEPROM) += env_eeprom.o
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_ENV_IS_EMBEDDED) += env_embedded.o
-COBJS-$(CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_EEPROM) += env_embedded.o
-COBJS-$(CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH) += env_embedded.o
-COBJS-$(CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_NVRAM) += env_embedded.o
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH) += env_flash.o
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MG_DISK) += env_mgdisk.o
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_NAND) += env_nand.o
diff --git a/common/env_embedded.c b/common/env_embedded.c
index ae6cac439..e27e1cd27 100644
--- a/common/env_embedded.c
+++ b/common/env_embedded.c
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@
 #  define SYM_CHAR
 #endif
 
-/*
- * Generate embedded environment table
- * inside U-Boot image, if needed.
- */
-#if defined(ENV_IS_EMBEDDED)
 /*
  * Only put the environment in it's own section when we are building
  * U-Boot proper.  The host based program "tools/envcrc" does not need
@@ -210,5 +205,3 @@ unsigned long env_size __PPCTEXT__ = sizeof(env_t);
  * Add in absolutes.
  */
 GEN_ABS(env_offset, CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET);
-
-#endif /* ENV_IS_EMBEDDED */
diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index f7c93bf5a..7df9afab2 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -719,4 +719,9 @@ int cpu_release(int nr, int argc, char *argv[]);
 #define ALIGN(x,a)		__ALIGN_MASK((x),(typeof(x))(a)-1)
 #define __ALIGN_MASK(x,mask)	(((x)+(mask))&~(mask))
 
+/* Pull in stuff for the build system */
+#ifdef DO_DEPS_ONLY
+# include <environment.h>
+#endif
+
 #endif	/* __COMMON_H_ */
diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index b04e3f304..2a9a9fd12 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -69,13 +69,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
 BIN_FILES-$(CONFIG_LCD_LOGO) += bmp_logo$(SFX)
 BIN_FILES-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO) += bmp_logo$(SFX)
 BIN_FILES-$(CONFIG_ENV_IS_EMBEDDED) += envcrc$(SFX)
-BIN_FILES-$(CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_DATAFLASH) += envcrc$(SFX)
-BIN_FILES-$(CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_EEPROM) += envcrc$(SFX)
-BIN_FILES-$(CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH) += envcrc$(SFX)
-BIN_FILES-$(CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_ONENAND) += envcrc$(SFX)
-BIN_FILES-$(CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_NAND) += envcrc$(SFX)
-BIN_FILES-$(CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_NVRAM) += envcrc$(SFX)
-BIN_FILES-$(CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH) += envcrc$(SFX)
+BIN_FILES-$(CONFIG_BUILD_ENVCRC) += envcrc$(SFX)
 BIN_FILES-$(CONFIG_CMD_NET) += gen_eth_addr$(SFX)
 BIN_FILES-$(CONFIG_CMD_LOADS) += img2srec$(SFX)
 BIN_FILES-$(CONFIG_INCA_IP) += inca-swap-bytes$(SFX)
@@ -95,6 +89,7 @@ OBJ_FILES-$(CONFIG_LCD_LOGO) += bmp_logo.o
 OBJ_FILES-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO) += bmp_logo.o
 OBJ_FILES-y += default_image.o
 OBJ_FILES-$(CONFIG_ENV_IS_EMBEDDED) += envcrc.o
+OBJ_FILES-$(CONFIG_BUILD_ENVCRC) += envcrc.o
 OBJ_FILES-y += fit_image.o
 OBJ_FILES-$(CONFIG_CMD_NET) += gen_eth_addr.o
 OBJ_FILES-$(CONFIG_CMD_LOADS) += img2srec.o
diff --git a/tools/envcrc.c b/tools/envcrc.c
index 5b0f7cd4e..d02a7dbcd 100644
--- a/tools/envcrc.c
+++ b/tools/envcrc.c
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@
 # if defined(CONFIG_ENV_ADDR_REDUND) && !defined(CONFIG_ENV_SIZE_REDUND)
 #  define CONFIG_ENV_SIZE_REDUND	CONFIG_ENV_SIZE
 # endif
-# if (CONFIG_ENV_ADDR >= CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE) && \
-     ((CONFIG_ENV_ADDR + CONFIG_ENV_SIZE) <= (CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE + CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_LEN))
-#  define ENV_IS_EMBEDDED	1
-# endif
 # if defined(CONFIG_ENV_ADDR_REDUND) || defined(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND)
 #  define CONFIG_SYS_REDUNDAND_ENVIRONMENT	1
 # endif
@@ -70,14 +66,11 @@
 
 extern uint32_t crc32 (uint32_t, const unsigned char *, unsigned int);
 
-#ifdef	ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
 extern unsigned int env_size;
 extern unsigned char environment;
-#endif	/* ENV_IS_EMBEDDED */
 
 int main (int argc, char **argv)
 {
-#ifdef	ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
 	unsigned char pad = 0x00;
 	uint32_t crc;
 	unsigned char *envptr = &environment,
@@ -131,8 +124,6 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 	} else {
 		printf ("0x%08X\n", crc);
 	}
-#else
-	printf ("0\n");
-#endif
+
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }