diff --git a/include/configs/am335x_nmhw21.h b/include/configs/am335x_nmhw21.h
index f846ae75ab..f2ae0271f5 100644
--- a/include/configs/am335x_nmhw21.h
+++ b/include/configs/am335x_nmhw21.h
@@ -117,16 +117,17 @@ Memory map:
 	"serverip=192.168.1.254\0" \
 	"tftptimeout=2000\0" \
 	"tftptimeoutcountmax=5\0" \
-	"bootpretryperiod=5000\0" \
+	"bootpretryperiod=10000\0" \
 	"autoload=false\0" \
 	"tftp_recovery=tftpboot $kernel_addr recovery-image; tftpboot $fdt_addr_r recovery-dtb; " \
 			"setenv bootargs rdinit=/etc/preinit console=$defaultconsole,115200 " \
 			"debug ti_cpsw.rx_packet_max=1526; " \
 			"bootz $kernel_addr - $fdt_addr_r\0" \
-	"pxe_recovery=sleep 3 && dhcp && pxe get && pxe boot\0" \
+	"pxe_recovery=mdio up $ethprime && dhcp && pxe get && pxe boot\0" \
 	"recovery=run pxe_recovery || setenv ipaddr $ipaddr; setenv serverip $serverip; run tftp_recovery\0" \
 			/* setenv ipaddr and serverip is necessary, because dhclient can destroy the IPs internally */
 #endif
+
 #define CONFIG_ZERO_BOOTDELAY_CHECK
 /* UART Configuration */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_COM1			0x44e09000	/* UART0: XModem Boot */