diff --git a/board/tqc/tqm834x/tqm834x.c b/board/tqc/tqm834x/tqm834x.c
index 2aa97f2b36cc20055026906997f77e533b1c6347..260e3928d72e1b06b51bcbe1e00bdbe98263fc51 100644
--- a/board/tqc/tqm834x/tqm834x.c
+++ b/board/tqc/tqm834x/tqm834x.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ ulong flash_get_size (ulong base, int banknum);
 
 /* Local functions */
 static int detect_num_flash_banks(void);
-static long int get_ddr_bank_size(short cs, volatile long *base);
+static long int get_ddr_bank_size(short cs, long *base);
 static void set_cs_bounds(short cs, long base, long size);
 static void set_cs_config(short cs, long config);
 static void set_ddr_config(void);
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ phys_size_t initdram (int board_type)
 		debug("\nDetecting Bank%d\n", cs);
 
 		bank_size = get_ddr_bank_size(cs,
-			(volatile long*)(CONFIG_SYS_DDR_BASE + size));
+			(long *)(CONFIG_SYS_DDR_BASE + size));
 		size += bank_size;
 
 		debug("DDR Bank%d size: %d MiB\n\n", cs, bank_size >> 20);
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ static int detect_num_flash_banks(void)
 /*************************************************************************
  * Detect the size of a ddr bank. Sets CS bounds and CS config accordingly.
  */
-static long int get_ddr_bank_size(short cs, volatile long *base)
+static long int get_ddr_bank_size(short cs, long *base)
 {
 	/* This array lists all valid DDR SDRAM configurations, with
 	 * Bank sizes in bytes. (Refer to Table 9-27 in the MPC8349E RM).