diff --git a/board/dave/common/flash.c b/board/dave/common/flash.c
index b6af63b3b9326398d0b18cb0fecb9b53b5659827..29caf47ef3541df700da2670817460ce09bcfe7d 100644
--- a/board/dave/common/flash.c
+++ b/board/dave/common/flash.c
@@ -663,9 +663,10 @@ int write_buff (flash_info_t *info, uchar *src, ulong addr, ulong cnt)
  */
 static int write_word (flash_info_t *info, ulong dest, ulong 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;
+	volatile CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *data2 = (CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_WORD_SIZE *)data_ptr;
 	ulong start;
 	int flag;
 	int i;