-# ifdef CONFIG_ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
-# error "CONFIG_ENV_IS_EMBEDDED not supported when using CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MG_DISK"
+# ifndef CONFIG_CMD_UBI
+# error "Need to define CONFIG_CMD_UBI when using CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_UBI"
+# endif
+#endif /* CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_UBI */
+
+/* Embedded env is only supported for some flash types */
+#ifdef CONFIG_ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
+# if !defined(CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH) && \
+ !defined(CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_NAND) && \
+ !defined(CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_ONENAND) && \
+ !defined(CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH)
+# error "CONFIG_ENV_IS_EMBEDDED not supported for your flash type"
+# endif
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * For the flash types where embedded env is supported, but it cannot be
+ * calculated automatically (i.e. NAND), take the board opt-in.
+ */
+#if defined(CONFIG_ENV_IS_EMBEDDED) && !defined(ENV_IS_EMBEDDED)
+# define ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
+#endif
+
+/* The build system likes to know if the env is embedded */
+#ifdef DO_DEPS_ONLY
+# ifdef ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
+# ifndef CONFIG_ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
+# define CONFIG_ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
+# endif