diff --git a/defaultenv/bin/_update_help b/defaultenv/bin/_update_help
index 5e3ca45..98096da 100644
--- a/defaultenv/bin/_update_help
+++ b/defaultenv/bin/_update_help
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-echo "usage: update -t <kernel|rootfs|barebox|bareboxenv> -d <nor|nand> [-m tftp|xmodem] [-f imagename] -c"
+echo "usage: update -t <kernel|rootfs|barebox|bareboxenv|xload> -d <nor|nand> [-m tftp|xmodem] [-f imagename] -c"
 echo "update tools."
 echo ""
 echo "options"
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@
 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"
diff --git a/defaultenv/bin/update b/defaultenv/bin/update
index 7c37c36..55ac10b 100644
--- a/defaultenv/bin/update
+++ b/defaultenv/bin/update
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 	if [ x${image} = x ]; then
 		image=bareboxenv.bin
 	fi
+elif [ x${type} = xxload ]; then
+	image=$xloadimage
 else
 	. /env/bin/_update_help
 	exit 1