diff --git a/README b/README
index 1a9c2b2..6f2fd0e 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -713,17 +713,6 @@ The following options need to be configured:
 		as a convenience, when switching between booting from
 		RAM and NFS.
 
-- Bootcount:
-		CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_ENV
-		If no softreset save registers are found on the hardware
-		"bootcount" is stored in the environment. To prevent a
-		saveenv on all reboots, the environment variable
-		"upgrade_available" is used. If "upgrade_available" is
-		0, "bootcount" is always 0, if "upgrade_available" is
-		1 "bootcount" is incremented in the environment.
-		So the Userspace Applikation must set the "upgrade_available"
-		and "bootcount" variable to 0, if a boot was successfully.
-
 - Pre-Boot Commands:
 		CONFIG_PREBOOT
 
diff --git a/configs/draco_defconfig b/configs/draco_defconfig
index 693d91c..0416daa 100644
--- a/configs/draco_defconfig
+++ b/configs/draco_defconfig
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ CONFIG_OF_CONTROL=y
 CONFIG_OF_EMBED=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_NAND=y
 CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_LIMIT=y
+CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_ENV=y
 CONFIG_DFU_NAND=y
 CONFIG_MMC_OMAP_HS=y
 CONFIG_NAND=y
diff --git a/configs/etamin_defconfig b/configs/etamin_defconfig
index e7a3d22..7d639ea 100644
--- a/configs/etamin_defconfig
+++ b/configs/etamin_defconfig
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ CONFIG_OF_CONTROL=y
 CONFIG_OF_EMBED=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_NAND=y
 CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_LIMIT=y
+CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_ENV=y
 CONFIG_DFU_NAND=y
 CONFIG_MMC_OMAP_HS=y
 CONFIG_NAND=y
diff --git a/configs/pxm2_defconfig b/configs/pxm2_defconfig
index 6063259..90783b4 100644
--- a/configs/pxm2_defconfig
+++ b/configs/pxm2_defconfig
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ CONFIG_OF_CONTROL=y
 CONFIG_OF_EMBED=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_NAND=y
 CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_LIMIT=y
+CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_ENV=y
 CONFIG_DFU_NAND=y
 CONFIG_MMC_OMAP_HS=y
 CONFIG_NAND=y
diff --git a/configs/rastaban_defconfig b/configs/rastaban_defconfig
index ce6981e..c0947e9 100644
--- a/configs/rastaban_defconfig
+++ b/configs/rastaban_defconfig
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ CONFIG_OF_CONTROL=y
 CONFIG_OF_EMBED=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_NAND=y
 CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_LIMIT=y
+CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_ENV=y
 CONFIG_DFU_NAND=y
 CONFIG_MMC_OMAP_HS=y
 CONFIG_NAND=y
diff --git a/configs/rut_defconfig b/configs/rut_defconfig
index b31eb97..685b4c8 100644
--- a/configs/rut_defconfig
+++ b/configs/rut_defconfig
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ CONFIG_OF_CONTROL=y
 CONFIG_OF_EMBED=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_NAND=y
 CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_LIMIT=y
+CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_ENV=y
 CONFIG_DFU_NAND=y
 CONFIG_MMC_OMAP_HS=y
 CONFIG_NAND=y
diff --git a/configs/thuban_defconfig b/configs/thuban_defconfig
index 4a3c0cd..f5d1077 100644
--- a/configs/thuban_defconfig
+++ b/configs/thuban_defconfig
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ CONFIG_OF_CONTROL=y
 CONFIG_OF_EMBED=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_NAND=y
 CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_LIMIT=y
+CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_ENV=y
 CONFIG_DFU_NAND=y
 CONFIG_MMC_OMAP_HS=y
 CONFIG_NAND=y
diff --git a/drivers/bootcount/Kconfig b/drivers/bootcount/Kconfig
index e905295..40a0755 100644
--- a/drivers/bootcount/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/bootcount/Kconfig
@@ -28,6 +28,18 @@ config BOOTCOUNT_AM33XX
 	  This requires the RTC clocks, etc, to be enabled prior to use and
 	  not all boards with this IP block on it will have the RTC in use.
 
+config BOOTCOUNT_ENV
+	bool "Boot counter in environment"
+	help
+	  If no softreset save registers are found on the hardware
+	  "bootcount" is stored in the environment. To prevent a
+	  saveenv on all reboots, the environment variable
+	  "upgrade_available" is used. If "upgrade_available" is
+	  0, "bootcount" is always 0, if "upgrade_available" is
+	  1 "bootcount" is incremented in the environment.
+	  So the Userspace Application must set the "upgrade_available"
+	  and "bootcount" variable to 0, if a boot was successfully.
+
 endchoice
 
 config SYS_BOOTCOUNT_SINGLEWORD
diff --git a/include/configs/siemens-am33x-common.h b/include/configs/siemens-am33x-common.h
index d308b0e..5cb82e0 100644
--- a/include/configs/siemens-am33x-common.h
+++ b/include/configs/siemens-am33x-common.h
@@ -498,6 +498,4 @@
 #define CONFIG_RESET_TO_RETRY
 #define CONFIG_BOOT_RETRY_TIME 60
 
-#define CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_ENV
-
 #endif	/* ! __CONFIG_SIEMENS_AM33X_COMMON_H */
diff --git a/scripts/config_whitelist.txt b/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
index f96f12a..dd09663 100644
--- a/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
+++ b/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ CONFIG_BOOGER
 CONFIG_BOOM
 CONFIG_BOOTBLOCK
 CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_ALEN
-CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_ENV
 CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_I2C
 CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_RAM
 CONFIG_BOOTFILE
