diff --git a/common/filetype.c b/common/filetype.c
index e2d707b..4299115 100644
--- a/common/filetype.c
+++ b/common/filetype.c
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@
 	[filetype_imx_image_v2] = { "i.MX image (v2)", "imx-image-v2" },
 	[filetype_layerscape_image] = { "Layerscape image", "layerscape-PBL" },
 	[filetype_layerscape_qspi_image] = { "Layerscape QSPI image", "layerscape-qspi-PBL" },
+	[filetype_ubootvar] = { "U-Boot environmemnt variable data",
+				"ubootvar" },
 };
 
 const char *file_type_to_string(enum filetype f)
diff --git a/include/filetype.h b/include/filetype.h
index dcb331a..f1be04e 100644
--- a/include/filetype.h
+++ b/include/filetype.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 	filetype_imx_image_v2,
 	filetype_layerscape_image,
 	filetype_layerscape_qspi_image,
+	filetype_ubootvar,
 	filetype_max,
 };