diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx7ulp/imx-regs.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx7ulp/imx-regs.h
index ecc2ebe58c..9e0eada4b1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx7ulp/imx-regs.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx7ulp/imx-regs.h
@@ -1144,8 +1144,9 @@ struct usbphy_regs {
 	u32	usb1_pfda_ctrl1_tog;		/* 0x14c */
 };
 
-
-#define	is_boot_from_usb(void)		(!(readl(USB_PHY0_BASE_ADDR) & (1<<20)))
+#include <stdbool.h>
+bool is_usb_boot(void);
+#define is_boot_from_usb  is_usb_boot
 #define	disconnect_from_pc(void)	writel(0x0, USBOTG0_RBASE + 0x140)
 
 struct bootrom_sw_info {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx7ulp/soc.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx7ulp/soc.c
index e07242302b..a3fecd7006 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx7ulp/soc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx7ulp/soc.c
@@ -416,6 +416,11 @@ enum boot_device get_boot_device(void)
 	return boot_dev;
 }
 
+bool is_usb_boot(void)
+{
+	return get_boot_device() == USB_BOOT;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_FSL_FASTBOOT
 #ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_TAG
 void get_board_serial(struct tag_serialnr *serialnr)