diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/bootcount.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/bootcount.c
index 338c8486d70726bb2b8726c2464f46ee25e5e594..07ef28d1b4d906e4ee91a4921ce6fdd88ca58d01 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/bootcount.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/bootcount.c
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_BOOTCOUNT_SINGLEWORD
 #endif /* defined(CONFIG_MPC5xxx) */
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_MPC512X)
+#define CONFIG_SYS_BOOTCOUNT_ADDR	(&((immap_t *)CONFIG_SYS_IMMR)->clk.bcr)
+#define CONFIG_SYS_BOOTCOUNT_SINGLEWORD
+#endif /* defined(CONFIG_MPC512X) */
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_8xx)
 #define CONFIG_SYS_BOOTCOUNT_ADDR (((immap_t *)CONFIG_SYS_IMMR)->im_cpm.cp_dpmem + \
 				CPM_BOOTCOUNT_ADDR)