diff --git a/include/env_default.h b/include/env_default.h
index 8a0c3057f0aa4ffecde15c98e8dccacbcf6066f5..ea31a8eddfa0da35a842565992ddede40eb6a17d 100644
--- a/include/env_default.h
+++ b/include/env_default.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ env_t embedded_environment __UBOOT_ENV_SECTION__(environment) = {
 	{
 #elif defined(DEFAULT_ENV_INSTANCE_STATIC)
 static char default_environment[] = {
+#elif defined(DEFAULT_ENV_IS_RW)
+uchar default_environment[] = {
 #else
 const uchar default_environment[] = {
 #endif
diff --git a/include/env_internal.h b/include/env_internal.h
index b26dc6239c82bd3004c564f10e31a08390cf24bf..708c833a5504a8f9c8b9225688aac4869eb28605 100644
--- a/include/env_internal.h
+++ b/include/env_internal.h
@@ -111,7 +111,11 @@ typedef struct environment_s {
 extern env_t embedded_environment;
 #endif /* ENV_IS_EMBEDDED */
 
+#ifdef DEFAULT_ENV_IS_RW
+extern unsigned char default_environment[];
+#else
 extern const unsigned char default_environment[];
+#endif
 
 #ifndef DO_DEPS_ONLY