diff --git a/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu.c b/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu.c
index d585e87995..c64bf1050b 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu.c
+++ b/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ int checkcpu (void)
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPM2
-	printf("CPM:  %lu Mhz\n", sysinfo.freqSystemBus / 1000000);
+	printf("CPM:   %lu Mhz\n", sysinfo.freqSystemBus / 1000000);
 #endif
 
 	puts("L1:    D-cache 32 kB enabled\n       I-cache 32 kB enabled\n");
diff --git a/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu_init.c b/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu_init.c
index e3240b519e..0fb36c4e36 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu_init.c
+++ b/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu_init.c
@@ -265,6 +265,8 @@ int cpu_init_r(void)
 #endif
 #endif
 
+	puts ("L2:    ");
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_L2_CACHE)
 	volatile ccsr_l2cache_t *l2cache = (void *)CFG_MPC85xx_L2_ADDR;
 	volatile uint cache_ctl;
@@ -281,17 +283,17 @@ int cpu_init_r(void)
 	case 0x20000000:
 		if (ver == SVR_8548 || ver == SVR_8548_E ||
 		    ver == SVR_8544 || ver == SVR_8568_E) {
-			printf ("L2 cache 512KB:");
+			puts ("512 KB ");
 			/* set L2E=1, L2I=1, & L2SRAM=0 */
 			cache_ctl = 0xc0000000;
 		} else {
-			printf ("L2 cache 256KB:");
+			puts("256 KB ");
 			/* set L2E=1, L2I=1, & L2BLKSZ=2 (256 Kbyte) */
 			cache_ctl = 0xc8000000;
 		}
 		break;
 	case 0x10000000:
-		printf ("L2 cache 256KB:");
+		puts("256 KB ");
 		if (ver == SVR_8544 || ver == SVR_8544_E) {
 			cache_ctl = 0xc0000000; /* set L2E=1, L2I=1, & L2SRAM=0 */
 		}
@@ -299,18 +301,18 @@ int cpu_init_r(void)
 	case 0x30000000:
 	case 0x00000000:
 	default:
-		printf ("L2 cache unknown size (0x%08x)\n", cache_ctl);
+		printf(" unknown size (0x%08x)\n", cache_ctl);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	if (l2cache->l2ctl & 0x80000000) {
-		printf(" already enabled.");
+		puts("already enabled");
 		l2srbar = l2cache->l2srbar0;
 #ifdef CFG_INIT_L2_ADDR
 		if (l2cache->l2ctl & 0x00010000 && l2srbar >= CFG_FLASH_BASE) {
 			l2srbar = CFG_INIT_L2_ADDR;
 			l2cache->l2srbar0 = l2srbar;
-			printf("  Moving to 0x%08x", CFG_INIT_L2_ADDR);
+			printf("moving to 0x%08x", CFG_INIT_L2_ADDR);
 		}
 #endif /* CFG_INIT_L2_ADDR */
 		puts("\n");
@@ -318,10 +320,10 @@ int cpu_init_r(void)
 		asm("msync;isync");
 		l2cache->l2ctl = cache_ctl; /* invalidate & enable */
 		asm("msync;isync");
-		printf(" enabled\n");
+		puts("enabled\n");
 	}
 #else
-	printf("L2 cache: disabled\n");
+	puts("disabled\n");
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_QE
 	uint qe_base = CFG_IMMR + 0x00080000; /* QE immr base */