diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap/xload.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap/xload.c
index e83784b..d8b1c9e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap/xload.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap/xload.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	err = dhcp(edev, 20, &dhcp_param);
+	err = dhcp(edev, &dhcp_param);
 	if (err) {
 		printf("dhcp failed\n");
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/commands/dhcp.c b/commands/dhcp.c
index ce4a788..1f07b2f 100644
--- a/commands/dhcp.c
+++ b/commands/dhcp.c
@@ -20,14 +20,10 @@
 static int do_dhcp(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	int ret, opt;
-	int retries = DHCP_DEFAULT_RETRY;
-	struct dhcp_req_param dhcp_param;
+	struct dhcp_req_param dhcp_param = {};
 	struct eth_device *edev;
 	const char *edevname;
 
-	memset(&dhcp_param, 0, sizeof(struct dhcp_req_param));
-	getenv_uint("global.dhcp.retries", &retries);
-
 	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "H:v:c:u:U:r:")) > 0) {
 		switch (opt) {
 		case 'H':
@@ -46,7 +42,7 @@
 			dhcp_param.user_class = optarg;
 			break;
 		case 'r':
-			retries = simple_strtoul(optarg, NULL, 10);
+			dhcp_param.retries = simple_strtoul(optarg, NULL, 10);
 			break;
 		default:
 			return COMMAND_ERROR_USAGE;
@@ -64,12 +60,7 @@
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (!retries) {
-		printf("retries is set to zero, set it to %d\n", DHCP_DEFAULT_RETRY);
-		retries = DHCP_DEFAULT_RETRY;
-	}
-
-	ret = dhcp(edev, retries, &dhcp_param);
+	ret = dhcp(edev, &dhcp_param);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/include/dhcp.h b/include/dhcp.h
index 20a5232..0977ff4 100644
--- a/include/dhcp.h
+++ b/include/dhcp.h
@@ -18,10 +18,30 @@
 	char *client_id;
 	char *user_class;
 	char *client_uuid;
+	int retries;
+};
+
+struct dhcp_result {
+	IPaddr_t ip;
+	IPaddr_t netmask;
+	IPaddr_t gateway;
+	IPaddr_t nameserver;
+	IPaddr_t serverip;
+	char *hostname;
+	char *domainname;
+	char *rootpath;
+	char *devicetree;
+	char *bootfile;
+	char *tftp_server_name;
+	uint32_t leasetime;
 };
 
 struct eth_device;
 
-int dhcp(struct eth_device *edev, int retries, struct dhcp_req_param *param);
+int dhcp_request(struct eth_device *edev, const struct dhcp_req_param *param,
+		 struct dhcp_result **res);
+int dhcp_set_result(struct eth_device *edev, struct dhcp_result *res);
+void dhcp_result_free(struct dhcp_result *res);
+int dhcp(struct eth_device *edev, const struct dhcp_req_param *param);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/net/dhcp.c b/net/dhcp.c
index 08eb407..18f347d 100644
--- a/net/dhcp.c
+++ b/net/dhcp.c
@@ -76,244 +76,30 @@
 
 static uint32_t Bootp_id;
 static dhcp_state_t dhcp_state;
-static uint32_t dhcp_leasetime;
 static IPaddr_t net_dhcp_server_ip;
 static uint64_t dhcp_start;
 static struct eth_device *dhcp_edev;
-static char dhcp_tftpname[256];
+struct dhcp_req_param dhcp_param;
+struct dhcp_result *dhcp_result;
 
-static const char* dhcp_get_barebox_global(const char * var)
-{
-	char * var_global = basprintf("global.dhcp.%s", var);
-	const char *val;
-
-	if (!var_global)
-		return NULL;
-
-	val = getenv(var_global);
-	free(var_global);
-	return val;
-}
-
-static int dhcp_set_barebox_global(const char * var, char *val)
-{
-	char * var_global = basprintf("global.dhcp.%s", var);
-	int ret;
-
-	if (!var_global)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	ret = setenv(var_global, val);
-	free(var_global);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-struct dhcp_opt {
-	unsigned char option;
-	/* request automatically the option when creating the DHCP request */
-	bool optional;
-	bool copy_only_if_valid;
-	const char *barebox_var_name;
-	const char *barebox_dhcp_global;
-	void (*handle)(struct dhcp_opt *opt, unsigned char *data, int tlen);
-	int (*handle_param)(struct dhcp_opt *dhcp_opt, u8 *e);
-	void *data;
-
-	struct bootp *bp;
+struct dhcp_receivce_opts {
+	IPaddr_t netmask;
+	IPaddr_t gateway;
+	IPaddr_t nameserver;
+	IPaddr_t serverip;
+	char *hostname;
+	char *domainname;
+	char *rootpath;
+	char *devicetree;
+	char *bootfile;
 };
 
-static void netmask_handle(struct dhcp_opt *opt, unsigned char *popt, int optlen)
-{
-	IPaddr_t ip;
-
-	ip = net_read_ip(popt);
-	net_set_netmask(dhcp_edev, ip);
-}
-
-static void gateway_handle(struct dhcp_opt *opt, unsigned char *popt, int optlen)
-{
-	IPaddr_t ip;
-
-	ip = net_read_ip(popt);
-	net_set_gateway(ip);
-}
-
-static void env_ip_handle(struct dhcp_opt *opt, unsigned char *popt, int optlen)
-{
-	IPaddr_t ip;
-
-	ip = net_read_ip(popt);
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES))
-		setenv_ip(opt->barebox_var_name, ip);
-}
-
-static void env_str_handle(struct dhcp_opt *opt, unsigned char *popt, int optlen)
-{
-	char str[256];
-	char *tmp = str;
-
-	if (opt->data)
-		tmp = opt->data;
-
-	memcpy(tmp, popt, optlen);
-	tmp[optlen] = 0;
-
-	if (opt->copy_only_if_valid && !strlen(tmp))
-		return;
-	if (opt->barebox_var_name && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES))
-		setenv(opt->barebox_var_name, tmp);
-	if (opt->barebox_dhcp_global && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_GLOBALVAR))
-		dhcp_set_barebox_global(opt->barebox_dhcp_global, tmp);
-
-}
-
-static void copy_uint32_handle(struct dhcp_opt *opt, unsigned char *popt, int optlen)
-{
-	net_copy_uint32(opt->data, (uint32_t *)popt);
-};
-
-static void copy_ip_handle(struct dhcp_opt *opt, unsigned char *popt, int optlen)
-{
-	net_copy_ip(opt->data, popt);
-};
-
-static void bootfile_vendorex_handle(struct dhcp_opt *opt, unsigned char *popt, int optlen)
-{
-	if (opt->bp->bp_file[0] != '\0')
-		return;
-
-	/*
-	 * only use vendor boot file if we didn't
-	 * receive a boot file in the main non-vendor
-	 * part of the packet - god only knows why
-	 * some vendors chose not to use this perfectly
-	 * good spot to store the boot file (join on
-	 * Tru64 Unix) it seems mind bogglingly crazy
-	 * to me
-	 */
-	pr_warn("*** WARNING: using vendor optional boot file\n");
-
-	/*
-	 * I can't use dhcp_vendorex_proc here because I need
-	 * to write into the bootp packet - even then I had to
-	 * pass the bootp packet pointer into here as the
-	 * second arg
-	 */
-	env_str_handle(opt, popt, optlen);
-}
-
-static int dhcp_set_string_options(struct dhcp_opt *param, u8 *e)
-{
-	int str_len;
-	const char *str = param->data;
-
-	if (!str && param->barebox_var_name && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES))
-		str = getenv(param->barebox_var_name);
-
-	if (!str && param->barebox_dhcp_global && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_GLOBALVAR))
-		str = dhcp_get_barebox_global(param->barebox_dhcp_global);
-
-	if (!str)
-		return 0;
-
-	str_len = strlen(str);
-	if (!str_len)
-		return 0;
-
-	*e++ = param->option;
-	*e++ = str_len;
-	memcpy(e, str, str_len);
-
-	return str_len + 2;
-}
-
 #define DHCP_HOSTNAME		12
 #define DHCP_VENDOR_ID		60
 #define DHCP_CLIENT_ID		61
 #define DHCP_USER_CLASS		77
 #define DHCP_CLIENT_UUID	97
 
-struct dhcp_opt dhcp_options[] = {
-	{
-		.option = 1,
-		.handle = netmask_handle,
-	}, {
-		.option = 3,
-		.handle = gateway_handle,
-	}, {
-		.option = 6,
-		.handle = env_ip_handle,
-		.barebox_var_name = "global.net.nameserver",
-	}, {
-		.option = DHCP_HOSTNAME,
-		.copy_only_if_valid = 1,
-		.handle = env_str_handle,
-		.handle_param = dhcp_set_string_options,
-		.barebox_var_name = "global.hostname",
-	}, {
-		.option = 15,
-		.handle = env_str_handle,
-		.barebox_var_name = "global.net.domainname",
-	}, {
-		.option = 17,
-		.handle = env_str_handle,
-		.barebox_dhcp_global = "rootpath",
-	}, {
-		.option = 51,
-		.handle = copy_uint32_handle,
-		.data = &dhcp_leasetime,
-	}, {
-		.option = 54,
-		.handle = copy_ip_handle,
-		.data = &net_dhcp_server_ip,
-		.optional = true,
-	}, {
-		.option = DHCP_VENDOR_ID,
-		.handle_param = dhcp_set_string_options,
-		.barebox_dhcp_global = "vendor_id",
-	},{
-		.option = 66,
-		.handle = env_str_handle,
-		.barebox_dhcp_global = "tftp_server_name",
-		.data = dhcp_tftpname,
-	}, {
-		.option = 67,
-		.handle = bootfile_vendorex_handle,
-		.barebox_dhcp_global = "bootfile",
-	}, {
-		.option = DHCP_CLIENT_ID,
-		.handle_param = dhcp_set_string_options,
-		.barebox_dhcp_global = "client_id",
-	}, {
-		.option = DHCP_USER_CLASS,
-		.handle_param = dhcp_set_string_options,
-		.barebox_dhcp_global = "user_class",
-	}, {
-		.option = DHCP_CLIENT_UUID,
-		.handle_param = dhcp_set_string_options,
-		.barebox_dhcp_global = "client_uuid",
-	}, {
-		.option = 224,
-		.handle = env_str_handle,
-		.barebox_dhcp_global = "oftree_file",
-	},
-};
-
-static void dhcp_set_param_data(int option, void* data)
-{
-	struct dhcp_opt *opt;
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(dhcp_options); i++) {
-		opt = &dhcp_options[i];
-
-		if (opt->option == option) {
-			opt->data = data;
-			return;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 static int dhcp_set_ip_options(int option, u8 *e, IPaddr_t ip)
 {
 	int tmp;
@@ -367,23 +153,30 @@
  */
 static void bootp_copy_net_params(struct bootp *bp)
 {
-	IPaddr_t tmp_ip;
 
-	tmp_ip = net_read_ip(&bp->bp_yiaddr);
-	net_set_ip(dhcp_edev, tmp_ip);
+	dhcp_result->ip = net_read_ip(&bp->bp_yiaddr);
+	dhcp_result->serverip = net_read_ip(&bp->bp_siaddr);
 
-	tmp_ip = net_read_ip(&bp->bp_siaddr);
-	if (tmp_ip != 0)
-		net_set_serverip_empty(tmp_ip);
+	if (strlen(bp->bp_file) > 0)
+		dhcp_result->bootfile = xstrdup(bp->bp_file);
+}
 
-	if (strlen(bp->bp_file) > 0) {
-		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES))
-			setenv("bootfile", bp->bp_file);
-		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_GLOBALVAR))
-			dhcp_set_barebox_global("bootfile", bp->bp_file);
-	}
+static int dhcp_set_string_options(int option, const char *str, u8 *e)
+{
+	int str_len;
 
-	debug("bootfile: %s\n", bp->bp_file);
+	if (!str)
+		return 0;
+
+	str_len = strlen(str);
+	if (!str_len)
+		return 0;
+
+	*e++ = option;
+	*e++ = str_len;
+	memcpy(e, str, str_len);
+
+	return str_len + 2;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -392,10 +185,11 @@
 static int dhcp_extended(u8 *e, int message_type, IPaddr_t ServerID,
 			  IPaddr_t RequestedIP)
 {
-	struct dhcp_opt *opt;
 	int i;
 	u8 *start = e;
 	u8 *cnt;
+	u8 dhcp_options[] = {1, 3, 6, DHCP_HOSTNAME, 15, 17, 51, DHCP_VENDOR_ID, 66, 67, DHCP_CLIENT_ID,
+			     DHCP_USER_CLASS, DHCP_CLIENT_UUID, 224};
 
 	*e++ = 99;		/* RFC1048 Magic Cookie */
 	*e++ = 130;
@@ -414,22 +208,20 @@
 	e += dhcp_set_ip_options(50, e, RequestedIP);
 	e += dhcp_set_ip_options(54, e, ServerID);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(dhcp_options); i++) {
-		opt = &dhcp_options[i];
-		if (opt->handle_param)
-			e += opt->handle_param(opt, e);
-	}
+	e += dhcp_set_string_options(DHCP_HOSTNAME, dhcp_param.hostname, e);
+	e += dhcp_set_string_options(DHCP_VENDOR_ID, dhcp_param.vendor_id, e);
+	e += dhcp_set_string_options(DHCP_CLIENT_ID, dhcp_param.client_id, e);
+	e += dhcp_set_string_options(DHCP_USER_CLASS, dhcp_param.user_class, e);
+	e += dhcp_set_string_options(DHCP_CLIENT_UUID, dhcp_param.client_uuid, e);
 
 	*e++ = 55;		/* Parameter Request List */
-	 cnt = e++;		/* Pointer to count of requested items */
-	*cnt = 0;
+	cnt = e++;		/* Pointer to count of requested items */
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(dhcp_options); i++) {
-		if (dhcp_options[i].optional)
-			continue;
-		*e++  = dhcp_options[i].option;
-		*cnt += 1;
-	}
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(dhcp_options); i++)
+		*e++ = dhcp_options[i];
+
+	*cnt = ARRAY_SIZE(dhcp_options);
+
 	*e++  = 255;		/* End of the list */
 
 	/* Pad to minimal length */
@@ -484,20 +276,44 @@
 static void dhcp_options_handle(unsigned char option, void *popt,
 			       int optlen, struct bootp *bp)
 {
-	int i;
-	struct dhcp_opt *opt;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(dhcp_options); i++) {
-		opt = &dhcp_options[i];
-		if (opt->option == option) {
-			opt->bp = bp;
-			if (opt->handle)
-				opt->handle(opt, popt, optlen);
-			return;
-		}
+	switch (option) {
+		case 1:
+			dhcp_result->netmask = net_read_ip(popt);
+			break;
+		case 3:
+			dhcp_result->gateway = net_read_ip(popt);
+			break;
+		case 6:
+			dhcp_result->nameserver = net_read_ip(popt);
+			break;
+		case DHCP_HOSTNAME:
+			dhcp_result->hostname = xstrndup(popt, optlen);
+			break;
+		case 15:
+			dhcp_result->domainname = xstrndup(popt, optlen);
+			break;
+		case 17:
+			dhcp_result->rootpath = xstrndup(popt, optlen);
+			break;
+		case 51:
+			net_copy_uint32(&dhcp_result->leasetime, popt);
+			break;
+		case 54:
+			dhcp_result->serverip = net_read_ip(popt);
+			break;
+		case 66:
+			dhcp_result->tftp_server_name = xstrndup(popt, optlen);
+			break;
+		case 67:
+			if (!dhcp_result->bootfile)
+				dhcp_result->bootfile = xstrndup(popt, optlen);
+			break;
+		case 224:
+			dhcp_result->devicetree = xstrndup(popt, optlen);
+			break;
+		default:
+			debug("*** Unhandled DHCP Option in OFFER/ACK: %d\n", option);
 	}
-
-	debug("*** Unhandled DHCP Option in OFFER/ACK: %d\n", option);
 }
 
 static void dhcp_options_process(unsigned char *popt, struct bootp *bp)
@@ -611,13 +427,11 @@
 		debug("%s: State REQUESTING\n", __func__);
 
 		if (dhcp_message_type((u8 *)bp->bp_vend) == DHCP_ACK ) {
-			IPaddr_t ip;
 			if (net_read_uint32(&bp->bp_vend[0]) == htonl(BOOTP_VENDOR_MAGIC))
 				dhcp_options_process(&bp->bp_vend[4], bp);
 			bootp_copy_net_params(bp); /* Store net params from reply */
 			dhcp_state = BOUND;
-			ip = net_get_ip(dhcp_edev);
-			printf("DHCP client bound to address %pI4\n", &ip);
+			dev_info(&dhcp_edev->dev, "DHCP client bound to address %pI4\n", &dhcp_result->ip);
 			return;
 		}
 		break;
@@ -627,39 +441,48 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static void dhcp_reset_env(void)
+static char *global_dhcp_user_class;
+static char *global_dhcp_vendor_id;
+static char *global_dhcp_client_uuid;
+static char *global_dhcp_client_id;
+static char *global_dhcp_bootfile;
+static char *global_dhcp_oftree_file;
+static char *global_dhcp_rootpath;
+static char *global_dhcp_tftp_server_name;
+
+static void set_res(char **var, const char *res)
 {
-	struct dhcp_opt *opt;
-	int i;
+	free(*var);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(dhcp_options); i++) {
-		opt = &dhcp_options[i];
-		if (!opt->barebox_var_name || opt->copy_only_if_valid)
-			continue;
-
-		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES))
-			setenv(opt->barebox_var_name, "");
-		if (opt->barebox_dhcp_global && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_GLOBALVAR))
-			dhcp_set_barebox_global(opt->barebox_dhcp_global, "");
-	}
+	if (res)
+		*var = xstrdup(res);
+	else
+		*var = xstrdup("");
 }
 
-int dhcp(struct eth_device *edev, int retries, struct dhcp_req_param *param)
+int dhcp_request(struct eth_device *edev, const struct dhcp_req_param *param,
+		 struct dhcp_result **res)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	dhcp_reset_env();
-
 	dhcp_edev = edev;
+	if (param)
+		dhcp_param = *param;
+	else
+		memset(&dhcp_param, 0, sizeof(dhcp_param));
 
-	dhcp_set_param_data(DHCP_HOSTNAME, param->hostname);
-	dhcp_set_param_data(DHCP_VENDOR_ID, param->vendor_id);
-	dhcp_set_param_data(DHCP_CLIENT_ID, param->client_id);
-	dhcp_set_param_data(DHCP_USER_CLASS, param->user_class);
-	dhcp_set_param_data(DHCP_CLIENT_UUID, param->client_uuid);
+	dhcp_result = xzalloc(sizeof(*dhcp_result));
 
-	if (!retries)
-		retries = DHCP_DEFAULT_RETRY;
+	if (!dhcp_param.user_class)
+		dhcp_param.user_class = global_dhcp_user_class;
+	if (!dhcp_param.vendor_id)
+		dhcp_param.vendor_id = global_dhcp_vendor_id;
+	if (!dhcp_param.client_uuid)
+		dhcp_param.client_uuid = global_dhcp_client_uuid;
+	if (!dhcp_param.client_id)
+		dhcp_param.client_id = global_dhcp_client_id;
+	if (!dhcp_param.retries)
+		dhcp_param.retries = DHCP_DEFAULT_RETRY;
 
 	dhcp_con = net_udp_eth_new(edev, IP_BROADCAST, PORT_BOOTPS, dhcp_handler, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(dhcp_con)) {
@@ -671,7 +494,7 @@
 	if (ret)
 		goto out1;
 
-	net_set_ip(dhcp_edev, 0);
+	net_set_ip(edev, 0);
 
 	dhcp_start = get_time_ns();
 	ret = bootp_request(); /* Basically same as BOOTP */
@@ -683,7 +506,7 @@
 			ret = -EINTR;
 			goto out1;
 		}
-		if (!retries) {
+		if (!dhcp_param.retries) {
 			ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
 			goto out1;
 		}
@@ -693,56 +516,122 @@
 			printf("T ");
 			ret = bootp_request();
 			/* no need to check if retries > 0 as we check if != 0 */
-			retries--;
+			dhcp_param.retries--;
 			if (ret)
 				goto out1;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (dhcp_tftpname[0] != 0) {
-		IPaddr_t tftpserver = resolv(dhcp_tftpname);
-		if (tftpserver)
-			net_set_serverip_empty(tftpserver);
-	}
+	pr_debug("DHCP result:\n"
+		"  ip: %pI4\n"
+		"  netmask: %pI4\n"
+		"  gateway: %pI4\n"
+		"  serverip: %pI4\n"
+		"  nameserver: %pI4\n"
+		"  hostname: %s\n"
+		"  domainname: %s\n"
+		"  rootpath: %s\n"
+		"  devicetree: %s\n"
+		"  tftp_server_name: %s\n",
+		&dhcp_result->ip,
+		&dhcp_result->netmask,
+		&dhcp_result->gateway,
+		&dhcp_result->serverip,
+		&dhcp_result->nameserver,
+		dhcp_result->hostname ? dhcp_result->hostname : "",
+		dhcp_result->domainname ? dhcp_result->domainname : "",
+		dhcp_result->rootpath ? dhcp_result->rootpath : "",
+		dhcp_result->devicetree ? dhcp_result->devicetree : "",
+		dhcp_result->tftp_server_name ? dhcp_result->tftp_server_name : "");
 
 out1:
 	net_unregister(dhcp_con);
 out:
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
 		debug("dhcp failed: %s\n", strerror(-ret));
+		free(dhcp_result);
+	} else {
+		*res = dhcp_result;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int dhcp_set_result(struct eth_device *edev, struct dhcp_result *res)
+{
+	net_set_ip(edev, res->ip);
+	net_set_netmask(edev, res->netmask);
+	net_set_gateway(res->gateway);
+	net_set_nameserver(res->nameserver);
+
+	set_res(&global_dhcp_bootfile, res->bootfile);
+	set_res(&global_dhcp_oftree_file, res->devicetree);
+	set_res(&global_dhcp_rootpath, res->rootpath);
+	set_res(&global_dhcp_tftp_server_name, res->tftp_server_name);
+
+	if (res->hostname)
+		barebox_set_hostname(res->hostname);
+	if (res->domainname)
+		net_set_domainname(res->domainname);
+
+	if (res->tftp_server_name) {
+		IPaddr_t ip;
+
+		ip = resolv(res->tftp_server_name);
+		if (ip)
+			net_set_serverip_empty(ip);
+	} else if (res->serverip) {
+		net_set_serverip_empty(res->serverip);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void dhcp_result_free(struct dhcp_result *res)
+{
+	free(res->hostname);
+	free(res->domainname);
+	free(res->rootpath);
+	free(res->devicetree);
+	free(res->bootfile);
+	free(res->tftp_server_name);
+
+	free(res);
+}
+
+int dhcp(struct eth_device *edev, const struct dhcp_req_param *param)
+{
+	struct dhcp_result *res;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = dhcp_request(edev, param, &res);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = dhcp_set_result(edev, res);
+
+	dhcp_result_free(res);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_GLOBALVAR
-static void dhcp_global_add(const char *var)
-{
-	char *var_global = basprintf("dhcp.%s", var);
-
-	if (!var_global)
-		return;
-
-	globalvar_add_simple(var_global, NULL);
-	free(var_global);
-}
 
 static int dhcp_global_init(void)
 {
-	struct dhcp_opt *opt;
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(dhcp_options); i++) {
-		opt = &dhcp_options[i];
-
-		if (!opt->barebox_dhcp_global)
-			continue;
-
-		dhcp_global_add(opt->barebox_dhcp_global);
-	}
+	globalvar_add_simple_string("dhcp.bootfile", &global_dhcp_bootfile);
+	globalvar_add_simple_string("dhcp.rootpath", &global_dhcp_rootpath);
+	globalvar_add_simple_string("dhcp.vendor_id", &global_dhcp_vendor_id);
+	globalvar_add_simple_string("dhcp.client_uuid", &global_dhcp_client_uuid);
+	globalvar_add_simple_string("dhcp.client_id", &global_dhcp_client_id);
+	globalvar_add_simple_string("dhcp.user_class", &global_dhcp_user_class);
+	globalvar_add_simple_string("dhcp.oftree_file", &global_dhcp_oftree_file);
+	globalvar_add_simple_string("dhcp.tftp_server_name", &global_dhcp_tftp_server_name);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 late_initcall(dhcp_global_init);
+#endif
 
 BAREBOX_MAGICVAR_NAMED(global_dhcp_bootfile, global.dhcp.bootfile, "bootfile returned from DHCP request");
 BAREBOX_MAGICVAR_NAMED(global_dhcp_rootpath, global.dhcp.rootpath, "rootpath returned from DHCP request");
@@ -753,4 +642,3 @@
 BAREBOX_MAGICVAR_NAMED(global_dhcp_tftp_server_name, global.dhcp.tftp_server_name, "TFTP server Name returned from DHCP request");
 BAREBOX_MAGICVAR_NAMED(global_dhcp_oftree_file, global.dhcp.oftree_file, "OF tree returned from DHCP request (option 224)");
 BAREBOX_MAGICVAR_NAMED(global_dhcp_retries, global.dhcp.retries, "retry limit");
-#endif