diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/of.h b/arch/powerpc/boot/of.h
index 504a0a31b685..e1ef620082f7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/of.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/of.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define _PPC_BOOT_OF_H_
 
 typedef void *phandle;
-typedef void *ihandle;
+typedef u32 ihandle;
 
 void of_init(void *promptr);
 int of_call_prom(const char *service, int nargs, int nret, ...);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/oflib.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/oflib.c
index 329437d0e943..956443fb9f65 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/oflib.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/oflib.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static int string_match(const char *s1, const char *s2)
  */
 static int need_map = -1;
 static ihandle chosen_mmu;
-static phandle memory;
+static ihandle memory;
 
 static int check_of_version(void)
 {
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ static int check_of_version(void)
 		printf("no mmu\n");
 		return 0;
 	}
-	memory = (ihandle) of_call_prom("open", 1, 1, "/memory");
-	if (memory == (ihandle) -1) {
-		memory = (ihandle) of_call_prom("open", 1, 1, "/memory@0");
-		if (memory == (ihandle) -1) {
+	memory = of_call_prom("open", 1, 1, "/memory");
+	if (memory == PROM_ERROR) {
+		memory = of_call_prom("open", 1, 1, "/memory@0");
+		if (memory == PROM_ERROR) {
 			printf("no memory node\n");
 			return 0;
 		}