diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu_init.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu_init.c
index 2656b79..d6cf885 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu_init.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu_init.c
@@ -368,12 +368,12 @@
 }
 #endif
 
-void cpu_init_f (void)
+ulong cpu_init_f(void)
 {
+	ulong flag = 0;
 	extern void m8560_cpm_reset (void);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_DCSRBAR_PHYS
 	ccsr_gur_t *gur = (void *)(CONFIG_SYS_MPC85xx_GUTS_ADDR);
-	gd = (gd_t *)(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_RAM_ADDR + CONFIG_SYS_GBL_DATA_OFFSET);
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_SECURE_BOOT)
 	struct law_entry law;
@@ -442,13 +442,14 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEEP_SLEEP
 	/* disable the console if boot from deep sleep */
 	if (in_be32(&gur->scrtsr[0]) & (1 << 3))
-		gd->flags |= GD_FLG_SILENT | GD_FLG_DISABLE_CONSOLE;
+		flag = GD_FLG_SILENT | GD_FLG_DISABLE_CONSOLE;
 #endif
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ERRATUM_A007212
 	fsl_erratum_a007212_workaround();
 #endif
 
+	return flag;
 }
 
 /* Implement a dummy function for those platforms w/o SERDES */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/spl_minimal.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/spl_minimal.c
index 9e4c6c9..cc45f71 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/spl_minimal.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/spl_minimal.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
-void cpu_init_f(void)
+ulong cpu_init_f(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_INIT_L2_ADDR
 	ccsr_l2cache_t *l2cache = (void *)CONFIG_SYS_MPC85xx_L2_ADDR;
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 	out_be32(&l2cache->l2ctl,
 		(MPC85xx_L2CTL_L2E | MPC85xx_L2CTL_L2SRAM_ENTIRE));
 #endif
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_SYS_FSL_TBCLK_DIV
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/start.S
index 0149146..d8c9fb6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/start.S
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@
 	mtmsr	r3
 	isync
 
-	bl	cpu_init_f
+	bl	cpu_init_f	/* return boot_flag for calling board_init_f */
 	bl	board_init_f
 	isync
 
diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index 2adf5f9..13e5dc7 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -729,9 +729,12 @@
 #if defined(CONFIG_8xx) || defined(CONFIG_MPC8260)
 void	cpu_init_f    (volatile immap_t *immr);
 #endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_4xx) || defined(CONFIG_MPC85xx) || defined(CONFIG_MCF52x2) ||defined(CONFIG_MPC86xx)
+#if defined(CONFIG_4xx) || defined(CONFIG_MCF52x2) || defined(CONFIG_MPC86xx)
 void	cpu_init_f    (void);
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_MPC85xx
+ulong cpu_init_f(void);
+#endif
 
 int	cpu_init_r    (void);
 #if defined(CONFIG_MPC8260)