diff --git a/common/Kconfig b/common/Kconfig
index b97392cfd..93787839c 100644
--- a/common/Kconfig
+++ b/common/Kconfig
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ config DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT_GENERIC
 	select CMD_CRC
 	select CMD_CRC_CMP
 	select CMD_AUTOMOUNT if HAVE_DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT_NEW
+	select CMD_GLOBAL
 	prompt "Default environment generic"
 	help
 	  With this option barebox will use the generic default
diff --git a/defaultenv/bin/init b/defaultenv/bin/init
index f535e3781..adb3c43a6 100644
--- a/defaultenv/bin/init
+++ b/defaultenv/bin/init
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 PATH=/env/bin
 export PATH
 
+global hostname
+
 . /env/config
 if [ -e /dev/nor0 -a -n "$nor_parts" ]; then
 	addpart /dev/nor0 $nor_parts