diff --git a/u-boot/common/cmd_recovery.c b/u-boot/common/cmd_recovery.c
index 108a86b4f3..4456cf8a0e 100644
--- a/u-boot/common/cmd_recovery.c
+++ b/u-boot/common/cmd_recovery.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2012 sysmocom s.f.m.c. GmbH
+ * Copyright (C) 2012, 2013 sysmocom s.f.m.c. GmbH
  * Author: Holger Hans Peter Freyther
 
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -93,13 +93,17 @@ static int do_run_recovery(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, const char *arg
 	printf("Starting the recovery process.\n");
 
 	/* Wait a bit and check if the reset button is still pressed */
-	run_command("sleep 5", 0);
-	if (gpio_get_value(38) != 0) {
-		printf("Recovery process aborted.\n");
-		run_command("dhcp", 0);
-		enable_netconsole();
-		BLINK_LED(4);
-		return 0;
+	if (argc == 2 && strcmp(argv[1], "force") == 0) {
+		printf("Forcing the recovery process.\n");
+	} else {
+		run_command("sleep 5", 0);
+		if (gpio_get_value(38) != 0) {
+			printf("Recovery process aborted.\n");
+			run_command("dhcp", 0);
+			enable_netconsole();
+			BLINK_LED(4);
+			return 0;
+		}
 	}
 
 	BLINK_LED(5);
@@ -135,5 +139,6 @@ static int do_run_recovery(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, const char *arg
 
 U_BOOT_CMD(
 	run_recovery, CONFIG_SYS_MAXARGS, 1, do_run_recovery,
-	"Run the sysmocom sysmoBTS recovery process", NULL
+	"Run the sysmocom sysmoBTS recovery process",
+	"[force]"
 );