diff --git a/common/cmd_fpga.c b/common/cmd_fpga.c
index e50c9de876a22d3cb979bf48c738ecbd87a415d3..0ad310f531ea92c5e41966d6bb289e8e5c3f4664 100644
--- a/common/cmd_fpga.c
+++ b/common/cmd_fpga.c
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ int do_fpga (cmd_tbl_t * cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 	char *devstr = getenv ("fpga");
 	char *datastr = getenv ("fpgadata");
 	int rc = FPGA_FAIL;
+	int wrong_parms = 0;
 #if defined (CONFIG_FIT)
 	const char *fit_uname = NULL;
 	ulong fit_addr;
@@ -229,6 +230,32 @@ int do_fpga (cmd_tbl_t * cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 		break;
 	}
 
+	if (dev == FPGA_INVALID_DEVICE) {
+		puts("FPGA device not specified\n");
+		op = FPGA_NONE;
+	}
+
+	switch (op) {
+	case FPGA_NONE:
+	case FPGA_INFO:
+		break;
+	case FPGA_LOAD:
+	case FPGA_LOADB:
+	case FPGA_DUMP:
+		if (!fpga_data || !data_size)
+			wrong_parms = 1;
+		break;
+	case FPGA_LOADMK:
+		if (!fpga_data)
+			wrong_parms = 1;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	if (wrong_parms) {
+		puts("Wrong parameters for FPGA request\n");
+		op = FPGA_NONE;
+	}
+
 	switch (op) {
 	case FPGA_NONE:
 		return cmd_usage(cmdtp);
@@ -342,17 +369,18 @@ static int fpga_get_op (char *opstr)
 }
 
 U_BOOT_CMD (fpga, 6, 1, do_fpga,
-	    "loadable FPGA image support",
-	    "fpga [operation type] [device number] [image address] [image size]\n"
-	    "fpga operations:\n"
-	    "\tinfo\tlist known device information\n"
-	    "\tload\tLoad device from memory buffer\n"
-	    "\tloadb\tLoad device from bitstream buffer (Xilinx devices only)\n"
-	    "\tloadmk\tLoad device generated with mkimage\n"
-	    "\tdump\tLoad device to memory buffer"
+	"loadable FPGA image support",
+	"[operation type] [device number] [image address] [image size]\n"
+	"fpga operations:\n"
+	"  dump\t[dev]\t\t\tLoad device to memory buffer\n"
+	"  info\t[dev]\t\t\tlist known device information\n"
+	"  load\t[dev] [address] [size]\tLoad device from memory buffer\n"
+	"  loadb\t[dev] [address] [size]\t"
+	"Load device from bitstream buffer (Xilinx only)\n"
+	"  loadmk [dev] [address]\tLoad device generated with mkimage"
 #if defined(CONFIG_FIT)
-	    "\n"
-	    "\tFor loadmk operating on FIT format uImage address must include\n"
-	    "\tsubimage unit name in the form of addr:<subimg_uname>"
+	"\n"
+	"\tFor loadmk operating on FIT format uImage address must include\n"
+	"\tsubimage unit name in the form of addr:<subimg_uname>"
 #endif
 );