diff --git a/configs/colibri_imx6_defconfig b/configs/colibri_imx6_defconfig
index bf05c68807..083588e02d 100644
--- a/configs/colibri_imx6_defconfig
+++ b/configs/colibri_imx6_defconfig
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ CONFIG_CMD_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_CMD_GPT=y
 CONFIG_CMD_I2C=y
 CONFIG_CMD_MMC=y
+CONFIG_CMD_UUID=y
 CONFIG_CMD_USB=y
 CONFIG_CMD_USB_SDP=y
 CONFIG_CMD_USB_MASS_STORAGE=y
diff --git a/include/configs/colibri_imx6.h b/include/configs/colibri_imx6.h
index 803c9be064..0074172bdc 100644
--- a/include/configs/colibri_imx6.h
+++ b/include/configs/colibri_imx6.h
@@ -115,16 +115,22 @@
 	"imx6dl-colibri-cam-eval-v3.dtb fat 0 1"
 
 #define EMMC_BOOTCMD \
-	"emmcargs=ip=off root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rw,noatime rootfstype=ext4 " \
+	"set_emmcargs=setenv emmcargs ip=off root=PARTUUID=${uuid} "\
+		"rw,noatime rootfstype=ext4 " \
 		"rootwait\0" \
-	"emmcboot=run setup; " \
+	"emmcboot=run setup; run emmcfinduuid; run set_emmcargs; " \
 		"setenv bootargs ${defargs} ${emmcargs} ${setupargs} " \
 		"${vidargs}; echo Booting from internal eMMC chip...; "	\
-		"run emmcdtbload; load mmc 0:1 ${kernel_addr_r} " \
-		"${boot_file} && run fdt_fixup && " \
+		"run emmcdtbload; load mmc ${emmcdev}:${emmcbootpart} " \
+		"${kernel_addr_r} ${boot_file} && run fdt_fixup && " \
 		"bootz ${kernel_addr_r} ${dtbparam}\0" \
-	"emmcdtbload=setenv dtbparam; load mmc 0:1 ${fdt_addr_r} " \
-		"${fdt_file} && setenv dtbparam \" - ${fdt_addr_r}\" && true\0"
+	"emmcbootpart=1\0" \
+	"emmcdev=0\0" \
+	"emmcdtbload=setenv dtbparam; load mmc ${emmcdev}:${emmcbootpart} " \
+		"${fdt_addr_r} ${fdt_file} && " \
+		"setenv dtbparam \" - ${fdt_addr_r}\" && true\0" \
+	"emmcfinduuid=part uuid mmc ${mmcdev}:${emmcrootpart} uuid\0" \
+	"emmcrootpart=2\0"
 
 #define MEM_LAYOUT_ENV_SETTINGS \
 	"bootm_size=0x10000000\0" \
@@ -147,27 +153,40 @@
 		"&& setenv dtbparam \" - ${fdt_addr_r}\" && true\0"
 
 #define SD_BOOTCMD \
-	"sdargs=ip=off root=/dev/mmcblk1p2 rw,noatime rootfstype=ext4 " \
-		"rootwait\0" \
-	"sdboot=run setup; " \
+	"set_sdargs=setenv sdargs ip=off root=PARTUUID=${uuid} rw,noatime " \
+		"rootfstype=ext4 rootwait\0" \
+	"sdboot=run setup; run sdfinduuid; run set_sdargs; " \
 		"setenv bootargs ${defargs} ${sdargs} ${setupargs} " \
 		"${vidargs}; echo Booting from SD card; " \
-		"run sddtbload; load mmc 1:1 ${kernel_addr_r} " \
-		"${boot_file} && run fdt_fixup && " \
+		"run sddtbload; load mmc ${sddev}:${sdbootpart} "\
+		"${kernel_addr_r} ${boot_file} && run fdt_fixup && " \
 		"bootz ${kernel_addr_r} ${dtbparam}\0" \
-	"sddtbload=setenv dtbparam; load mmc 1:1 ${fdt_addr_r} " \
-		"${fdt_file} && setenv dtbparam \" - ${fdt_addr_r}\" && true\0"
+	"sdbootpart=1\0" \
+	"sddev=1\0" \
+	"sddtbload=setenv dtbparam; load mmc ${sddev}:${sdbootpart} " \
+		"${fdt_addr_r} ${fdt_file} && setenv dtbparam \" - " \
+		"${fdt_addr_r}\" && true\0" \
+	"sdfinduuid=part uuid mmc ${sddev}:${sdrootpart} uuid\0" \
+	"sdrootpart=2\0"
 
 #define USB_BOOTCMD \
-	"usbargs=ip=off root=/dev/sda2 rw,noatime rootfstype=ext4 " \
-		"rootwait\0" \
-	"usbboot=run setup; setenv bootargs ${defargs} ${setupargs} " \
+	"set_usbargs=setenv usbargs ip=off root=PARTUUID=${uuid} rw,noatime " \
+		"rootfstype=ext4 rootwait\0" \
+	"usbboot=run setup; usb start; run usbfinduuid; run set_usbargs; " \
+		"setenv bootargs ${defargs} ${setupargs} " \
 		"${usbargs} ${vidargs}; echo Booting from USB stick...; " \
-		"usb start && run usbdtbload; load usb 0:1 ${kernel_addr_r} " \
+		"run usbdtbload; " \
+		"load usb ${usbdev}:${usbbootpart} ${kernel_addr_r} " \
 		"${boot_file} && run fdt_fixup && " \
 		"bootz ${kernel_addr_r} ${dtbparam}\0" \
-	"usbdtbload=setenv dtbparam; load usb 0:1 ${fdt_addr_r} " \
-		"${fdt_file} && setenv dtbparam \" - ${fdt_addr_r}\" && true\0"
+	"usbbootpart=1\0" \
+	"usbdev=0\0" \
+	"usbdtbload=setenv dtbparam; load usb ${usbdev}:${usbbootpart} " \
+		"${fdt_addr_r} " \
+		"${fdt_file} && setenv dtbparam \" - ${fdt_addr_r}\" && " \
+		"true\0" \
+	"usbfinduuid=part uuid usb ${usbdev}:${usbrootpart} uuid\0" \
+	"usbrootpart=2\0"
 
 #define FDT_FILE "imx6dl-colibri-eval-v3.dtb"
 #define CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS \
@@ -186,6 +205,7 @@
 	MEM_LAYOUT_ENV_SETTINGS \
 	NFS_BOOTCMD \
 	SD_BOOTCMD \
+	USB_BOOTCMD \
 	"setethupdate=if env exists ethaddr; then; else setenv ethaddr " \
 		"00:14:2d:00:00:00; fi; tftpboot ${loadaddr} " \
 		"flash_eth.img && source ${loadaddr}\0" \
