int   i, len;
        char  *name, *value, *s;
        ENTRY e, *ep;
+       int env_flag = H_INTERACTIVE;
 
+       debug("Initial value for argc=%d\n", argc);
+       while (argc > 1 && **(argv + 1) == '-') {
+               char *arg = *++argv;
+
+               --argc;
+               while (*++arg) {
+                       switch (*arg) {
+                       case 'f':               /* force */
+                               env_flag |= H_FORCE;
+                               break;
+                       default:
+                               return CMD_RET_USAGE;
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+       debug("Final value for argc=%d\n", argc);
        name = argv[1];
        value = argv[2];
 
 
        /* Delete only ? */
        if (argc < 3 || argv[2] == NULL) {
-               int rc = hdelete_r(name, &env_htab, H_INTERACTIVE);
+               int rc = hdelete_r(name, &env_htab, env_flag);
                return !rc;
        }
 
 
        e.key   = name;
        e.data  = value;
-       hsearch_r(e, ENTER, &ep, &env_htab, H_INTERACTIVE);
+       hsearch_r(e, ENTER, &ep, &env_htab, env_flag);
        free(value);
        if (!ep) {
                printf("## Error inserting \"%s\" variable, errno=%d\n",
 U_BOOT_CMD_COMPLETE(
        setenv, CONFIG_SYS_MAXARGS, 0,  do_env_set,
        "set environment variables",
-       "name value ...\n"
-       "    - set environment variable 'name' to 'value ...'\n"
-       "setenv name\n"
-       "    - delete environment variable 'name'",
+       "[-f] name value ...\n"
+       "    - [forcibly] set environment variable 'name' to 'value ...'\n"
+       "setenv [-f] name\n"
+       "    - [forcibly] delete environment variable 'name'",
        var_complete
 );