diff --git a/board/amcc/common/flash.c b/board/amcc/common/flash.c
index 9943c744b7..9aaf256c22 100644
--- a/board/amcc/common/flash.c
+++ b/board/amcc/common/flash.c
@@ -912,9 +912,10 @@ static int flash_erase_2(flash_info_t * info, int s_first, int s_last)
 
 static int write_word_2(flash_info_t * info, ulong dest, ulong data)
 {
-	volatile CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *addr2 = (CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *) (info->start[0]);
-	volatile CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *dest2 = (CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *) dest;
-	volatile CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *data2 = (CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *) & data;
+	ulong *data_ptr = &data;
+	volatile CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *addr2 = (CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *)(info->start[0]);
+	volatile CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *dest2 = (CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *)dest;
+	volatile CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *data2 = (CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *)data_ptr;
 	ulong start;
 	int i;