diff --git a/board/mv_ebu/a38x/nbhw14/nbhw14_env.c b/board/mv_ebu/a38x/nbhw14/nbhw14_env.c
index 72fca21877..e778df4a52 100644
--- a/board/mv_ebu/a38x/nbhw14/nbhw14_env.c
+++ b/board/mv_ebu/a38x/nbhw14/nbhw14_env.c
@@ -30,10 +30,8 @@ static void select_fdt(void)
 {
 	char fdt_image[256];
 
-	if (mvBoardPhyAddrGet(0) >= 0) {
-		strncpy (fdt_image, "openwrt-nbhw14.dtb", sizeof(fdt_image));
-	}
-	else if (mvBoardPhyAddrGet(1) >= 0) {
+	strncpy (fdt_image, "openwrt-nbhw14.dtb", sizeof(fdt_image));
+	if (mvBoardPhyAddrGet(1) >= 0) {
 		strncpy (fdt_image, "openwrt-nbhw14-sgmii.dtb", sizeof(fdt_image));
 	}
 
@@ -75,8 +73,8 @@ static void pass_hw_rev(void)
 void nbhw_update_env(void)
 {
 	find_and_set_active_partition();
-	select_fdt();
 	pass_hw_rev();
 	set_console();
+	select_fdt();
 }
 
diff --git a/board/mv_ebu/a38x/nbhw14/nbhw14_init.c b/board/mv_ebu/a38x/nbhw14/nbhw14_init.c
index f436f339ab..b47a2977c5 100644
--- a/board/mv_ebu/a38x/nbhw14/nbhw14_init.c
+++ b/board/mv_ebu/a38x/nbhw14/nbhw14_init.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include "../nbhw_bd.h"
 #include "../nbhw_fpga_prog.h"
 
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
 unsigned int CONFIG_SYS_DUART_CHAN = 0;
 
 static unsigned char OUTPUT_EXTENSION_CACHE = 0;
@@ -178,6 +180,11 @@ int reset_reset_counter(void)
 
 static int is_module_check_abort(void) {
 	char c;
+
+	if (gd->flags & GD_FLG_SILENT) {
+	    return 0;
+	}
+
 	/* Check for abort */
 	if (tstc()) {
 		c = getc();
diff --git a/board/mv_ebu/a38x/nbhw_env.c b/board/mv_ebu/a38x/nbhw_env.c
index 2f97e34443..06a39e25f9 100644
--- a/board/mv_ebu/a38x/nbhw_env.c
+++ b/board/mv_ebu/a38x/nbhw_env.c
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 
 void find_and_set_active_partition(void)
 {
-    u8 boot_partition = bd_get_boot_partition();
-    if (boot_partition > 1) {
+	u8 boot_partition = bd_get_boot_partition();
+	if (boot_partition > 1) {
 		boot_partition = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ void set_console(void)
 		setenv("defaultconsole", buf);
 	}
 
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_PRE_CONSOLE_BUFFER)
 	/* If consoldev is set take this as productive conosle instead of default console */
 	if (fs_set_blk_dev("mmc", "0:3", FS_TYPE_EXT) != 0) {
@@ -38,6 +37,18 @@ void set_console(void)
 	}
 
 	len = fs_read("/root/boot/consoledev", (ulong)buf, 0, 5);
+	if (len == 0) {
+		puts("Using default console\n");
+		goto use_default_console;
+	}
+
+	/* If no console configured */
+	if (strncmp("none", buf, 4) == 0) {
+		setenv("silent", "1");
+		setenv("consoledev", "");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if ((len != 5) || (strstr(buf, "tty")!=buf) || ((buf[4]<'0') && (buf[4]>'1'))) {
 		puts("Using default console\n");
 		goto use_default_console;
diff --git a/board/mv_ebu/a38x/nbhw_fpga_prog.c b/board/mv_ebu/a38x/nbhw_fpga_prog.c
index 841a4f090a..c030d34b25 100644
--- a/board/mv_ebu/a38x/nbhw_fpga_prog.c
+++ b/board/mv_ebu/a38x/nbhw_fpga_prog.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include "nbhw_bd.h"
 #include "nbhw_fpga_prog.h"
 
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
 static fpga_prog_operation *_operation = NULL;
 static int fpga_valid = 0;
 
@@ -313,6 +315,10 @@ static int abort_fpga_boot (void)
 	int c, i;
 	int count = 0;
 
+	if (gd->flags& GD_FLG_SILENT) {
+	    return 0;
+	}
+
 	/* check for 3 stop keystrokes */
 	for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
 		if (tstc()) {
diff --git a/include/configs/armada_38x.h b/include/configs/armada_38x.h
index 8f8e3592a8..771b98de0d 100644
--- a/include/configs/armada_38x.h
+++ b/include/configs/armada_38x.h
@@ -728,6 +728,8 @@ extern unsigned int CONFIG_SYS_DUART_CHAN;
 #undef CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
 #define CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR "s"
 
+#define CONFIG_SILENT_CONSOLE
+#define CONFIG_SILENT_CONSOLE_UPDATE_ON_SET
 
 /* Overwritte the default environment */
 #undef CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS
@@ -739,7 +741,8 @@ extern unsigned int CONFIG_SYS_DUART_CHAN;
 	"kernel_addr=0x2000000\0" \
 	"modify_fdt=fdt addr $fdt_addr;\0" /* Default port behaviour, overwritte in board/mv_ebu/a38x/nbhw14_env.c */ \
 	"root_part=1\0" /* Default root partition, overwritte in board/mv_ebu/a38x/nbhw14_env.c */ \
-	"add_sd_bootargs=setenv bootargs $bootargs root=/dev/mmcblk0p$root_part ro rootfstype=ext4 console=$consoledev,115200 rootwait\0" \
+	"set_console_dev=if test -n ${consoledev}; then setenv bootargs $bootargs console=$consoledev,115200; fi; true\0" \
+	"add_sd_bootargs=setenv bootargs $bootargs root=/dev/mmcblk0p$root_part ro rootfstype=ext4 rootwait; run set_console_dev\0" \
 	"add_version_bootargs=setenv bootargs $bootargs\0" \
 	"fdt_skip_update=yes\0" \
 	"ethaddr=" ETHADDR "\0" \