diff --git a/config/bootscripts/boot-rk35xx.cmd b/config/bootscripts/boot-rk35xx.cmd
index d65181e815b7..d4ba2a376cb9 100644
--- a/config/bootscripts/boot-rk35xx.cmd
+++ b/config/bootscripts/boot-rk35xx.cmd
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ test -n "${distro_bootpart}" || distro_bootpart=1
 
 echo "Boot script loaded from ${devtype} ${devnum}:${distro_bootpart}"
 
-if test -e ${devtype} ${devnum}:${distro_bootpart} ${prefix}armbianEnv.txt; then
-	load ${devtype} ${devnum}:${distro_bootpart} ${load_addr} ${prefix}armbianEnv.txt
+if load ${devtype} ${devnum}:${distro_bootpart} ${load_addr} ${prefix}armbianEnv.txt; then
 	env import -t ${load_addr} ${filesize}
 fi
 
diff --git a/config/bootscripts/boot-rockchip64.cmd b/config/bootscripts/boot-rockchip64.cmd
index c215824a31af..c436b35b3228 100644
--- a/config/bootscripts/boot-rockchip64.cmd
+++ b/config/bootscripts/boot-rockchip64.cmd
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ test -n "${distro_bootpart}" || distro_bootpart=1
 
 echo "Boot script loaded from ${devtype} ${devnum}:${distro_bootpart}"
 
-if test -e ${devtype} ${devnum}:${distro_bootpart} ${prefix}armbianEnv.txt; then
-	load ${devtype} ${devnum}:${distro_bootpart} ${load_addr} ${prefix}armbianEnv.txt
+if load ${devtype} ${devnum}:${distro_bootpart} ${load_addr} ${prefix}armbianEnv.txt; then
 	env import -t ${load_addr} ${filesize}
 fi