diff --git a/board/freescale/m52277evb/m52277evb.c b/board/freescale/m52277evb/m52277evb.c
index 98424c8..e5f47d2 100644
--- a/board/freescale/m52277evb/m52277evb.c
+++ b/board/freescale/m52277evb/m52277evb.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 	return 0;
 };
 
-long int initdram(int board_type)
+phys_size_t initdram(int board_type)
 {
 	volatile sdramc_t *sdram = (volatile sdramc_t *)(MMAP_SDRAM);
 	u32 dramsize, i;