diff --git a/defaultenv/bin/_update b/defaultenv/bin/_update
index 9e88dea..e7cf149 100644
--- a/defaultenv/bin/_update
+++ b/defaultenv/bin/_update
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-if [ x$mode = xtftp ]; then
+if [ x$mode = xtftp -o x$mode = xnfs ]; then
 	if [ x$ip = xdhcp ]; then
 		dhcp
 	fi
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 		echo "Server did not reply! Update aborted."
 		exit 1
 	fi
+	load=$mode
 fi
 
 if [ x$mode = xxmodem ]; then
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@
 		echo "loadb failed or cancelled! Update aborted."
 		exit 1
 	fi
+	load="cp -v"
 fi
 
 unprotect $part
@@ -40,11 +42,6 @@
 echo
 echo "flashing $image to $part"
 echo
-
-if [ x$mode = xtftp ]; then
-	tftp $image $part || exit 1
-else
-	cp -v $image $part || exit 1
-fi
+$load $image $part || exit 1
 
 protect $part
diff --git a/defaultenv/bin/_update_help b/defaultenv/bin/_update_help
index 92d6772..3b7ad23 100644
--- a/defaultenv/bin/_update_help
+++ b/defaultenv/bin/_update_help
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 echo " -c     to check the crc32 for the image and flashed one"
 echo ""
 echo "default mode is tftp"
-echo "type update -t kernel -d <nor|nand|disk> [-m tftp|xmodem] [-f imagename] to update kernel into flash"
-echo "type update -t rootfs -d <nor|nand> [-m tftp|xmodem] [-f imagename] to update rootfs into flash"
-echo "type update -t barebox -d <nor|nand> [-m tftp|xmodem] [-f imagename] to update barebox into flash"
-echo "type update -t bareboxenv -d <nor|nand> [-m tftp|xmodem] [-f imagename] to update bareboxenv into flash"
-echo "type update -t xload -d <nor|nand> [-m tftp|xmodem] [-f imagename] to update xload into flash"
+echo "type update -t kernel -d <nor|nand|disk> [-m tftp|xmodem|nfs] [-f imagename] to update kernel into flash"
+echo "type update -t rootfs -d <nor|nand> [-m tftp|xmodem|nfs] [-f imagename] to update rootfs into flash"
+echo "type update -t barebox -d <nor|nand> [-m tftp|xmodem|nfs] [-f imagename] to update barebox into flash"
+echo "type update -t bareboxenv -d <nor|nand> [-m tftp|xmodem|nfs] [-f imagename] to update bareboxenv into flash"
+echo "type update -t xload -d <nor|nand> [-m tftp|xmodem|nfs] [-f imagename] to update xload into flash"
diff --git a/defaultenv/bin/update b/defaultenv/bin/update
index 39e7591..96442b1 100644
--- a/defaultenv/bin/update
+++ b/defaultenv/bin/update
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-if [ x${mode} != xtftp -a x${mode} != xxmodem ] ; then
+if [ x${mode} != xtftp -a x${mode} != xxmodem -a x${mode} != xnfs ]; then
 	echo "unsupported mode ${mode}."
 	. /env/bin/_update_help
 	exit 1