diff --git a/env/ext4.c b/env/ext4.c
index d92c844ea6c..c8122b4d22c 100644
--- a/env/ext4.c
+++ b/env/ext4.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <command.h>
 #include <env.h>
+#include <init.h>
 #include <env_internal.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <ext4fs.h>
 #include <mmc.h>
+#include <nvme.h>
 #include <scsi.h>
 #include <virtio.h>
 #include <asm/global_data.h>
@@ -156,6 +158,14 @@ static int env_ext4_load(void)
 		virtio_init();
 #endif
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_NVME)
+	if (!strcmp(ifname, "nvme")) {
+		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PCI))
+			pci_init();
+
+		nvme_scan_namespace();
+	}
+#endif
 	part = blk_get_device_part_str(ifname, dev_and_part,
 				       &dev_desc, &info, 1);
 	if (part < 0)