diff --git a/common/env_common.c b/common/env_common.c
index cd7b4cd1dfb7c3a59bfad6f1ae6c5fe5bb07dd8f..3b979bcb9869996d14937aeba5c2856a7147ae3a 100644
--- a/common/env_common.c
+++ b/common/env_common.c
@@ -27,12 +27,10 @@ struct hsearch_data env_htab = {
 	.change_ok = env_flags_validate,
 };
 
-static uchar __env_get_char_spec(int index)
+__weak uchar env_get_char_spec(int index)
 {
 	return *((uchar *)(gd->env_addr + index));
 }
-uchar env_get_char_spec(int)
-	__attribute__((weak, alias("__env_get_char_spec")));
 
 static uchar env_get_char_init(int index)
 {