diff --git a/board/amcc/taihu/flash.c b/board/amcc/taihu/flash.c
index 110cbe5e9d0259a3c56b68f9450ffbdd16221386..497fdb963cd8baad0f1755e3886f7b15360c20cc 100644
--- a/board/amcc/taihu/flash.c
+++ b/board/amcc/taihu/flash.c
@@ -691,9 +691,10 @@ static int write_word_1(flash_info_t * info, ulong dest, ulong data)
 static int write_word(flash_info_t * info, ulong dest, ulong data)
 #endif
 {
-	volatile CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *addr2 = (CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *) (info->start[0]);
-	volatile CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *dest2 = (CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *) dest;
-	volatile CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *data2 = (CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *) & data;
+	ulong *data_ptr = &data;
+	volatile CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *addr2 = (CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *)(info->start[0]);
+	volatile CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *dest2 = (CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *)dest;
+	volatile CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *data2 = (CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *)data_ptr;
 	ulong start;
 	int i;
 
@@ -1039,9 +1040,10 @@ static int flash_erase_2(flash_info_t * info, int s_first, int s_last)
 
 static int write_word_2(flash_info_t * info, ulong dest, ulong data)
 {
-	volatile CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *addr2 = (CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *) (info->start[0]);
-	volatile CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *dest2 = (CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *) dest;
-	volatile CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *data2 = (CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *) & data;
+	ulong *data_ptr = &data;
+	volatile CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *addr2 = (CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *)(info->start[0]);
+	volatile CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *dest2 = (CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *)dest;
+	volatile CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *data2 = (CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *)data_ptr;
 	ulong start;
 	int i;