char *devstr = getenv ("fpga");
        char *datastr = getenv ("fpgadata");
        int rc = FPGA_FAIL;
+       int wrong_parms = 0;
 #if defined (CONFIG_FIT)
        const char *fit_uname = NULL;
        ulong fit_addr;
                break;
        }
 
+       if (dev == FPGA_INVALID_DEVICE) {
+               puts("FPGA device not specified\n");
+               op = FPGA_NONE;
+       }
+
+       switch (op) {
+       case FPGA_NONE:
+       case FPGA_INFO:
+               break;
+       case FPGA_LOAD:
+       case FPGA_LOADB:
+       case FPGA_DUMP:
+               if (!fpga_data || !data_size)
+                       wrong_parms = 1;
+               break;
+       case FPGA_LOADMK:
+               if (!fpga_data)
+                       wrong_parms = 1;
+               break;
+       }
+
+       if (wrong_parms) {
+               puts("Wrong parameters for FPGA request\n");
+               op = FPGA_NONE;
+       }
+
        switch (op) {
        case FPGA_NONE:
                return cmd_usage(cmdtp);
 }
 
 U_BOOT_CMD (fpga, 6, 1, do_fpga,
-           "loadable FPGA image support",
-           "fpga [operation type] [device number] [image address] [image size]\n"
-           "fpga operations:\n"
-           "\tinfo\tlist known device information\n"
-           "\tload\tLoad device from memory buffer\n"
-           "\tloadb\tLoad device from bitstream buffer (Xilinx devices only)\n"
-           "\tloadmk\tLoad device generated with mkimage\n"
-           "\tdump\tLoad device to memory buffer"
+       "loadable FPGA image support",
+       "[operation type] [device number] [image address] [image size]\n"
+       "fpga operations:\n"
+       "  dump\t[dev]\t\t\tLoad device to memory buffer\n"
+       "  info\t[dev]\t\t\tlist known device information\n"
+       "  load\t[dev] [address] [size]\tLoad device from memory buffer\n"
+       "  loadb\t[dev] [address] [size]\t"
+       "Load device from bitstream buffer (Xilinx only)\n"
+       "  loadmk [dev] [address]\tLoad device generated with mkimage"
 #if defined(CONFIG_FIT)
-           "\n"
-           "\tFor loadmk operating on FIT format uImage address must include\n"
-           "\tsubimage unit name in the form of addr:<subimg_uname>"
+       "\n"
+       "\tFor loadmk operating on FIT format uImage address must include\n"
+       "\tsubimage unit name in the form of addr:<subimg_uname>"
 #endif
 );