diff --git a/cpu/ppc4xx/44x_spd_ddr2.c b/cpu/ppc4xx/44x_spd_ddr2.c
index f8aa14aadb6b3f513fedc0f4e21a663b3773b7d0..593a286919d1782a49dc5e51783a8ce24f1726ae 100644
--- a/cpu/ppc4xx/44x_spd_ddr2.c
+++ b/cpu/ppc4xx/44x_spd_ddr2.c
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ phys_size_t initdram(int board_type)
 	unsigned char spd0[MAX_SPD_BYTES];
 	unsigned char spd1[MAX_SPD_BYTES];
 	unsigned char *dimm_spd[MAXDIMMS];
-	unsigned long dimm_populated[MAXDIMMS];
+	unsigned long dimm_populated[MAXDIMMS] = {SDRAM_NONE, SDRAM_NONE};
 	unsigned long num_dimm_banks;		/* on board dimm banks */
 	unsigned long val;
 	ddr_cas_id_t selected_cas = DDR_CAS_5;	/* preset to silence compiler */
diff --git a/cpu/ppc4xx/cpu.c b/cpu/ppc4xx/cpu.c
index 73d4d06afc3d6c4b79e290f05c4bb6bc157efbff..e1a023b703b0f7032e43340535def30019c0eb96 100644
--- a/cpu/ppc4xx/cpu.c
+++ b/cpu/ppc4xx/cpu.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static char *bootstrap_str[] = {
 	"I2C (Addr 0x54)",	/* A8 */
 	"I2C (Addr 0x52)",	/* A4 */
 };
-static char bootstrap_char[] = { 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'G', 'F', 'H' };
+static char bootstrap_char[] = { 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H' };
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_460SX)