diff --git a/cpu/mpc85xx/start.S b/cpu/mpc85xx/start.S
index d73c5c2..386fa81 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc85xx/start.S
+++ b/cpu/mpc85xx/start.S
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 /*
  * Set up GOT: Global Offset Table
  *
- * Use r14 to access the GOT
+ * Use r12 to access the GOT
  */
 	START_GOT
 	GOT_ENTRY(_GOT2_TABLE_)
@@ -871,6 +871,7 @@
 	mr	r9,r4		/* Save copy of Init Data pointer	*/
 	mr	r10,r5		/* Save copy of Destination Address	*/
 
+	GET_GOT
 	mr	r3,r5				/* Destination Address	*/
 	lis	r4,CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@h		/* Source      Address	*/
 	ori	r4,r4,CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@l
@@ -888,7 +889,7 @@
 	sub	r15,r10,r4
 
 	/* First our own GOT */
-	add	r14,r14,r15
+	add	r12,r12,r15
 	/* the the one used by the C code */
 	add	r30,r30,r15
 
@@ -958,7 +959,7 @@
 in_ram:
 
 	/*
-	 * Relocation Function, r14 point to got2+0x8000
+	 * Relocation Function, r12 point to got2+0x8000
 	 *
 	 * Adjust got2 pointers, no need to check for 0, this code
 	 * already puts a few entries in the table.
@@ -1024,6 +1025,8 @@
 	 */
 	.globl	trap_init
 trap_init:
+	mflr	r4			/* save link register		*/
+	GET_GOT
 	lwz	r7,GOT(_start_of_vectors)
 	lwz	r8,GOT(_end_of_vectors)
 
@@ -1031,8 +1034,6 @@
 
 	cmplw	0,r7,r8
 	bgelr				/* return if r7>=r8 - just in case */
-
-	mflr	r4			/* save link register		*/
 1:
 	lwz	r0,0(r7)
 	stw	r0,0(r9)