diff --git a/board/freescale/common/pixis.c b/board/freescale/common/pixis.c
index fd99a938c0..45dcf4dab0 100644
--- a/board/freescale/common/pixis.c
+++ b/board/freescale/common/pixis.c
@@ -207,13 +207,16 @@ void read_from_px_regs_altbank(int set)
 	out8(PIXIS_BASE + PIXIS_VCFGEN1, tmp);
 }
 
+#ifndef CFG_PIXIS_VBOOT_MASK
+#define CFG_PIXIS_VBOOT_MASK	0x40
+#endif
 
 void set_altbank(void)
 {
 	u8 tmp;
 
 	tmp = in8(PIXIS_BASE + PIXIS_VBOOT);
-	tmp ^= 0x40;
+	tmp ^= CFG_PIXIS_VBOOT_MASK;
 
 	out8(PIXIS_BASE + PIXIS_VBOOT, tmp);
 }
diff --git a/include/configs/MPC8544DS.h b/include/configs/MPC8544DS.h
index f580ccadee..13e2a2c079 100644
--- a/include/configs/MPC8544DS.h
+++ b/include/configs/MPC8544DS.h
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ extern unsigned long get_board_sys_clk(unsigned long dummy);
 #define PIXIS_VSPEED1		0x18	/* VELA VSpeed 1 */
 #define PIXIS_VCLKH		0x19	/* VELA VCLKH register */
 #define PIXIS_VCLKL		0x1A	/* VELA VCLKL register */
+#define CFG_PIXIS_VBOOT_MASK	0x40    /* Reset altbank mask*/
 
 
 /* define to use L1 as initial stack */
diff --git a/include/configs/MPC8641HPCN.h b/include/configs/MPC8641HPCN.h
index aa6dbc47ad..6f87240263 100644
--- a/include/configs/MPC8641HPCN.h
+++ b/include/configs/MPC8641HPCN.h
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ extern unsigned long get_board_sys_clk(unsigned long dummy);
 #define PIXIS_VSPEED1		0x18	/* VELA VSpeed 1 */
 #define PIXIS_VCLKH		0x19	/* VELA VCLKH register */
 #define PIXIS_VCLKL		0x1A	/* VELA VCLKL register */
+#define CFG_PIXIS_VBOOT_MASK	0x40    /* Reset altbank mask*/
 
 #define CFG_MAX_FLASH_BANKS	2		/* number of banks */
 #define CFG_MAX_FLASH_SECT	128		/* sectors per device */