diff --git a/board/xmedia/xm72020300/board.c b/board/xmedia/xm72020300/board.c
index a942b75627aa..756e9416d215 100755
--- a/board/xmedia/xm72020300/board.c
+++ b/board/xmedia/xm72020300/board.c
@@ -330,11 +330,13 @@ void clear_update_flag(int update_flag)
 
 int misc_init_r(void)
 {
+	/* Before openipc_helper(): a FIT on the split NOR layout carries
+	 * hashes, and firmware_scan() drops this for it. */
+	env_set("verify", "n");
 	openipc_helper();
 #ifdef CONFIG_RANDOM_ETHADDR
 	random_init_r();
 #endif
-	env_set("verify", "n");
 
 #ifdef CFG_MMU_HANDLEOK
 	dcache_stop();
diff --git a/board/xmedia/xm76050100/board.c b/board/xmedia/xm76050100/board.c
index 101c4ddc74d6..7f654fdb2d18 100755
--- a/board/xmedia/xm76050100/board.c
+++ b/board/xmedia/xm76050100/board.c
@@ -277,11 +277,13 @@ int check_update_button(void)
 
 int misc_init_r(void)
 {
+	/* Before openipc_helper(): a FIT on the split NOR layout carries
+	 * hashes, and firmware_scan() drops this for it. */
+	env_set("verify", "n");
 	openipc_helper();
 #ifdef CONFIG_RANDOM_ETHADDR
 	random_init_r();
 #endif
-	env_set("verify", "n");
 
 #ifdef CFG_MMU_HANDLEOK
 	dcache_stop();
diff --git a/openipc/xm72020300_config b/openipc/xm72020300_config
index 8c1a5e454794..9e34729fe213 100644
--- a/openipc/xm72020300_config
+++ b/openipc/xm72020300_config
@@ -8,3 +8,7 @@ CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR=0x42000000
 CONFIG_MMC=y
 CONFIG_CMD_MMC=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI=y
+# Split NOR layout: a hashed FIT kernel (board nor-fit.its in OpenIPC/firmware)
+CONFIG_FIT=y
+CONFIG_SHA1=y
+CONFIG_OPENIPC_NOR_FIT_SPLIT=y
diff --git a/openipc/xm76050100_config b/openipc/xm76050100_config
index d19e04445f4a..6117d549fc57 100644
--- a/openipc/xm76050100_config
+++ b/openipc/xm76050100_config
@@ -8,3 +8,7 @@ CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR=0x42000000
 CONFIG_MMC=y
 CONFIG_CMD_MMC=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI=y
+# Split NOR layout: a hashed FIT kernel (board nor-fit.its in OpenIPC/firmware)
+CONFIG_FIT=y
+CONFIG_SHA1=y
+CONFIG_OPENIPC_NOR_FIT_SPLIT=y