diff --git a/commands/boot.c b/commands/boot.c
index bd1be4b..c091b2e 100644
--- a/commands/boot.c
+++ b/commands/boot.c
@@ -52,10 +52,13 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	data.verbose = verbose;
-	data.dryrun = dryrun;
 	bootm_data_init_defaults(&data);
 
+	if (verbose)
+		data.verbose = verbose;
+	if (dryrun)
+		data.dryrun = dryrun;
+
 	ret = bootm_boot(&data);
 	if (ret)
 		pr_err("Booting %s failed: %s\n", basename(path), strerror(-ret));