diff --git a/cpu/mpc512x/cpu.c b/cpu/mpc512x/cpu.c
index 3be565ad03..3f2e3ad3c0 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc512x/cpu.c
+++ b/cpu/mpc512x/cpu.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ int checkcpu (void)
 	u32 spridr = immr->sysconf.spridr;
 	char buf[32];
 
-	puts("CPU: ");
+	puts("CPU:  ");
 
 	switch (spridr & 0xffff0000) {
 	case SPR_5121E:
diff --git a/cpu/nios/cpu.c b/cpu/nios/cpu.c
index d2bb2c09d1..51f42461a3 100644
--- a/cpu/nios/cpu.c
+++ b/cpu/nios/cpu.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ int checkcpu (void)
 
 	/* Get cpu version info */
 	val = rdctl (CTL_CPU_ID);
-	printf ("CPU: ");
+	printf ("CPU:  ");
 	printf ("%s", (val & 0x00008000) ? "Nios-16 " : "Nios-32 ");
 	rev_major = (val>>12) & 0x07;
 	rev_minor = (val>>4) & 0x0ff;