diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/board.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/board.c
index 508075f..3a1b375 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/board.c
@@ -625,7 +625,9 @@
 {
 	bd_t *bd;
 	ulong malloc_start;
-
+#if defined(CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_CHECKSUM) || defined(CONFIG_CMD_NET)
+	char *s;
+#endif
 #ifndef CONFIG_SYS_NO_FLASH
 	ulong flash_size;
 #endif