diff --git a/tools/env/fw_env.c b/tools/env/fw_env.c
index eeb8545..12fc692 100644
--- a/tools/env/fw_env.c
+++ b/tools/env/fw_env.c
@@ -1325,6 +1325,9 @@ int fw_env_open(void)
 		if (!crc0_ok) {
 			fprintf (stderr,
 				"Warning: Bad CRC, using default environment\n");
+			fprintf (stderr,
+				"Error: Please reboot, uboot will fix the environment\n");
+			return -1;
 			memcpy(environment.data, default_environment, sizeof default_environment);
 		}
 	} else {