diff --git a/nand_spl/board/freescale/p1010rdb/nand_boot.c b/nand_spl/board/freescale/p1010rdb/nand_boot.c
index 1f89ab5..f5294d0 100644
--- a/nand_spl/board/freescale/p1010rdb/nand_boot.c
+++ b/nand_spl/board/freescale/p1010rdb/nand_boot.c
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
 void sdram_init(void)
 {
 	ccsr_ddr_t *ddr = (ccsr_ddr_t *)CONFIG_SYS_MPC85xx_DDR_ADDR;
-	u32 svr = mfspr(SPRN_SVR);
+	/* mask off E bit */
+	u32 svr = SVR_SOC_VER(mfspr(SPRN_SVR));
 
 	out_be32(&ddr->sdram_cfg, CONFIG_SYS_DDR_CONTROL | SDRAM_CFG_32_BE);
 	out_be32(&ddr->cs0_bnds, CONFIG_SYS_DDR_CS0_BNDS);