diff --git a/common/command.c b/common/command.c
index accaffa..24c2e24 100644
--- a/common/command.c
+++ b/common/command.c
@@ -91,6 +91,25 @@
 	return strcmp(na, nb);
 }
 
+int execute_command(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp;
+
+	/* Look up command in command table */
+	if ((cmdtp = find_cmd(argv[0]))) {
+		/* found - check max args */
+		if (argc > cmdtp->maxargs) {
+			u_boot_cmd_usage(cmdtp);
+			return -1;
+		}
+		/* OK - call function to do the command */
+		return cmdtp->cmd(cmdtp, argc, argv);
+	} else {
+		printf ("Unknown command '%s' - try 'help'\n", argv[0]);
+		return -1;	/* give up after bad command */
+	}
+}
+
 int register_command(cmd_tbl_t *cmd)
 {
 	/*
diff --git a/common/hush.c b/common/hush.c
index 0ad5977..5ff695b 100644
--- a/common/hush.c
+++ b/common/hush.c
@@ -513,7 +513,6 @@
 	int i;
 	int nextin;
 	struct child_prog *child;
-	cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp;
 	char *p;
 	char *path;
 	int ret;
@@ -589,23 +588,8 @@
 			free(path);
 			return ret;
 		}
-		/* Look up command in command table */
-		if ((cmdtp = find_cmd(child->argv[i]))) {
-			int rcode;
 
-			/* found - check max args */
-			if ((child->argc - i) > cmdtp->maxargs) {
-				printf ("Usage:\n%s\n", cmdtp->usage);
-				return -1;
-			}
-			/* OK - call function to do the command */
-			rcode = cmdtp->cmd(cmdtp, child->argc-i, &child->argv[i]);
-
-			return rcode;
-		} else {
-			printf ("Unknown command '%s' - try 'help'\n", child->argv[i]);
-			return -1;	/* give up after bad command */
-		}
+		return execute_command(child->argc - i, &child->argv[i]);
 	}
 	return -1;
 }
diff --git a/common/parser.c b/common/parser.c
index c43d7ca..97e354b 100644
--- a/common/parser.c
+++ b/common/parser.c
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@
 
 int run_command (const char *cmd, int flag)
 {
-	cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp;
 	char cmdbuf[CONFIG_CBSIZE];	/* working copy of cmd		*/
 	char *token;			/* start of token in cmdbuf	*/
 	char *sep;			/* end of token (separator) in cmdbuf */
@@ -251,23 +250,7 @@
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		/* Look up command in command table */
-		if ((cmdtp = find_cmd(argv[0])) == NULL) {
-			printf ("Unknown command '%s' - try 'help'\n", argv[0]);
-			rc = -1;	/* give up after bad command */
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		/* found - check max args */
-		if (argc > cmdtp->maxargs) {
-			printf ("Usage:\n%s\n", cmdtp->usage);
-			rc = -1;
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		/* OK - call function to do the command */
-		if ((cmdtp->cmd) (cmdtp, argc, argv) != 0)
-			rc = -1;
+		rc = execute_command(argc, argv);
 	}
 
 	return rc;
diff --git a/include/command.h b/include/command.h
index fa9acc8..b2a1a9c 100644
--- a/include/command.h
+++ b/include/command.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 
 /* common/command.c */
 cmd_tbl_t *find_cmd(const char *cmd);
+int execute_command(int argc, char **argv);
 void u_boot_cmd_usage(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp);
 
 /*