diff --git a/README b/README
index d18df54ec9..c0a9ea0ed8 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -5450,10 +5450,10 @@ List of environment variables (most likely not complete):
 		  unset, then it will be made silent if the U-Boot console
 		  is silent.
 
-  tftpsrcport	- If this is set, the value is used for TFTP's
+  tftpsrcp	- If this is set, the value is used for TFTP's
 		  UDP source port.
 
-  tftpdstport	- If this is set, the value is used for TFTP's UDP
+  tftpdstp	- If this is set, the value is used for TFTP's UDP
 		  destination port instead of the Well Know Port 69.
 
   tftpblocksize - Block size to use for TFTP transfers; if not set,
@@ -5467,6 +5467,14 @@ List of environment variables (most likely not complete):
 		  faster in networks with high packet loss rates or
 		  with unreliable TFTP servers.
 
+  tftptimeoutcountmax	- maximum count of TFTP timeouts (no
+		  unit, minimum value = 0). Defines how many timeouts
+		  can happen during a single file transfer before that
+		  transfer is aborted. The default is 10, and 0 means
+		  'no timeouts allowed'. Increasing this value may help
+		  downloads succeed with high packet loss rates, or with
+		  unreliable TFTP servers or client hardware.
+
   vlan		- When set to a value < 4095 the traffic over
 		  Ethernet is encapsulated/received over 802.1q
 		  VLAN tagged frames.
diff --git a/configs/bf527-ezkit_defconfig b/configs/bf527-ezkit_defconfig
index 2e75225c10..0cc81cc44c 100644
--- a/configs/bf527-ezkit_defconfig
+++ b/configs/bf527-ezkit_defconfig
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ CONFIG_TARGET_BF527_EZKIT=y
 CONFIG_NET_RANDOM_ETHADDR=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_LIBS_FOR_SPEED=y
+CONFIG_NET_TFTP_VARS=n
diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig
index 77a2f7e07e..a44a783cae 100644
--- a/net/Kconfig
+++ b/net/Kconfig
@@ -22,4 +22,14 @@ config NETCONSOLE
 	  Support the 'nc' input/output device for networked console.
 	  See README.NetConsole for details.
 
+config NET_TFTP_VARS
+	bool "Control TFTP timeout and count through environment"
+	default y
+	help
+	  If set, allows controlling the TFTP timeout through the
+	  environment variable tftptimeout, and the TFTP maximum
+	  timeout count through the variable tftptimeoutcountmax.
+	  If unset, timeout and maximum are hard-defined as 1 second
+	  and 10 timouts per TFTP transfer.
+
 endif   # if NET
diff --git a/net/tftp.c b/net/tftp.c
index 1a5113179a..f2889fe4c9 100644
--- a/net/tftp.c
+++ b/net/tftp.c
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ static void tftp_handler(uchar *pkt, unsigned dest, struct in_addr sip,
 		}
 
 		tftp_prev_block = tftp_cur_block;
-		timeout_count_max = TIMEOUT_COUNT;
+		timeout_count_max = tftp_timeout_count_max;
 		net_set_timeout_handler(timeout_ms, tftp_timeout_handler);
 
 		store_block(tftp_cur_block - 1, pkt + 2, len);
@@ -697,12 +697,14 @@ static void tftp_timeout_handler(void)
 
 void tftp_start(enum proto_t protocol)
 {
+#if CONFIG_NET_TFTP_VARS
 	char *ep;             /* Environment pointer */
 
 	/*
 	 * Allow the user to choose TFTP blocksize and timeout.
 	 * TFTP protocol has a minimal timeout of 1 second.
 	 */
+
 	ep = getenv("tftpblocksize");
 	if (ep != NULL)
 		tftp_block_size_option = simple_strtol(ep, NULL, 10);
@@ -717,6 +719,17 @@ void tftp_start(enum proto_t protocol)
 		timeout_ms = 1000;
 	}
 
+	ep = getenv("tftptimeoutcountmax");
+	if (ep != NULL)
+		tftp_timeout_count_max = simple_strtol(ep, NULL, 10);
+
+	if (tftp_timeout_count_max < 0) {
+		printf("TFTP timeout count max (%d ms) negative, set to 0\n",
+		       tftp_timeout_count_max);
+		tftp_timeout_count_max = 0;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	debug("TFTP blocksize = %i, timeout = %ld ms\n",
 	      tftp_block_size_option, timeout_ms);
 
@@ -842,7 +855,7 @@ void tftp_start_server(void)
 
 	puts("Loading: *\b");
 
-	timeout_count_max = TIMEOUT_COUNT;
+	timeout_count_max = tftp_timeout_count_max;
 	timeout_count = 0;
 	timeout_ms = TIMEOUT;
 	net_set_timeout_handler(timeout_ms, tftp_timeout_handler);