diff --git a/board/freescale/mpc8610hpcd/mpc8610hpcd.c b/board/freescale/mpc8610hpcd/mpc8610hpcd.c
index 8d3b822fe3..02dc744065 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mpc8610hpcd/mpc8610hpcd.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mpc8610hpcd/mpc8610hpcd.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #include "../common/pixis.h"
 
 void sdram_init(void);
-long int fixed_sdram(void);
+phys_size_t fixed_sdram(void);
 void mpc8610hpcd_diu_init(void);
 
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ int checkboard(void)
 phys_size_t
 initdram(int board_type)
 {
-	long dram_size = 0;
+	phys_size_t dram_size = 0;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SPD_EEPROM)
 	dram_size = fsl_ddr_sdram();
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ initdram(int board_type)
  * Fixed sdram init -- doesn't use serial presence detect.
  */
 
-long int fixed_sdram(void)
+phys_size_t fixed_sdram(void)
 {
 #if !defined(CONFIG_SYS_RAMBOOT)
 	volatile immap_t *immap = (immap_t *)CONFIG_SYS_IMMR;
diff --git a/board/freescale/mpc8641hpcn/mpc8641hpcn.c b/board/freescale/mpc8641hpcn/mpc8641hpcn.c
index 5af5c4b837..d6a0a56292 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mpc8641hpcn/mpc8641hpcn.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mpc8641hpcn/mpc8641hpcn.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 #include "../common/pixis.h"
 
-long int fixed_sdram(void);
+phys_size_t fixed_sdram(void);
 
 int board_early_init_f(void)
 {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int checkboard(void)
 phys_size_t
 initdram(int board_type)
 {
-	long dram_size = 0;
+	phys_size_t dram_size = 0;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SPD_EEPROM)
 	dram_size = fsl_ddr_sdram();
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ initdram(int board_type)
 /*
  * Fixed sdram init -- doesn't use serial presence detect.
  */
-long int
+phys_size_t
 fixed_sdram(void)
 {
 #if !defined(CONFIG_SYS_RAMBOOT)