diff --git a/cpu/mcf532x/speed.c b/cpu/mcf532x/speed.c
index 0d378e63d4f139d316c7e61ad1ffac82114cb1b9..67f08c7602803ae402fdff7d3485293eb997cbc6 100644
--- a/cpu/mcf532x/speed.c
+++ b/cpu/mcf532x/speed.c
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ int clock_pll(int fsys, int flags)
 	fout = ((fref * mfd) / (BUSDIV * 4));
 #endif
 
+/* must not tamper with SDRAMC if running from SDRAM */
+#if !defined(CONFIG_MONITOR_IS_IN_RAM)
 	/*
 	 * Check to see if the SDRAM has already been initialized.
 	 * If it has then the SDRAM needs to be put into self refresh
@@ -254,6 +256,7 @@ int clock_pll(int fsys, int flags)
 
 	/* wait for DQS logic to relock */
 	for (i = 0; i < 0x200; i++) ;
+#endif /* !defined(CONFIG_MONITOR_IS_IN_RAM) */
 
 	return fout;
 }
diff --git a/cpu/mcf532x/start.S b/cpu/mcf532x/start.S
index ff13a9f2dde835c2992aed361e2a1fa88c6714a9..5b134aa47c2492022346847290b3156875891bb2 100644
--- a/cpu/mcf532x/start.S
+++ b/cpu/mcf532x/start.S
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 	addl	#60,%sp;		/* space for 15 regs */ \
 	rte;
 
+#if !defined(CONFIG_MONITOR_IS_IN_RAM)
 .text
 /*
  *	Vector table. This is used for initial platform startup.
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ vector192_255:
 .long	_FAULT, _FAULT, _FAULT, _FAULT, _FAULT, _FAULT, _FAULT, _FAULT
 .long	_FAULT, _FAULT, _FAULT, _FAULT, _FAULT, _FAULT, _FAULT, _FAULT
 .long	_FAULT, _FAULT, _FAULT, _FAULT, _FAULT, _FAULT, _FAULT, _FAULT
+#endif /* !defined(CONFIG_MONITOR_IS_IN_RAM) */
 
 	.text
 
@@ -130,9 +132,11 @@ _start:
 	nop
 	move.w #0x2700,%sr	/* Mask off Interrupt */
 
+#if !defined(CONFIG_MONITOR_IS_IN_RAM)
 	/* Set vector base register at the beginning of the Flash */
 	move.l	#CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE, %d0
 	movec	%d0, %VBR
+#endif
 
 	move.l	#(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_RAM_ADDR + CONFIG_SYS_INIT_RAM_CTRL), %d0
 	movec	%d0, %RAMBAR1